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The committee has two new members: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton and Christine Grahame, who is making a comeback to the committee. I am to ask both new members if they have any interests to declare.
My interests are as in the register of interests; however, there are two that I should perhaps bring to your attention. I am an unremunerated director of Douglas-Hamilton (D Share) Ltd, which has interests in agriculture and property. I am also an unremunerated executor and trustee of my late father's will trust. There is some farming there, so that could be relevant if the land reform bill comes to the committee. Unlike you, deputy convener, I am a non-practising Queen's counsel. That might be relevant should the case of Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers come to the committee.
I have a registered interest. I am a member of the Law Society of Scotland, but I have not practised as a solicitor since about one month after coming to Parliament—I was working my notice. Although it is not very relevant, I mention for completeness that I am an elected member of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland—I cannot think why that might come up, but I mention it just in case.
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