Justice 2 Committee, 11 Sep 2002
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 11, 2002
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Scottish Parliament Justice 2 Committee Wednesday 11 September 2002 (Morning)
[The Convener opened the meeting in private at 09:48]
Meeting continued in public.
Good morning everyone. Welcome to the 28th meeting this year of the Justice 2 Committee. I apologise to members, ministers and officials for keeping them waiting for so long. At last, we have reached the end of our stage 1 report on the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill. You will all be relieved about that.
Before we come to the second item, I will give a convener's report. Bill Aitken and I have been working on behalf of the committee on petition PE336, on asbestosis. I will give a fuller report when we have more time, as I want to keep things running on the issue. Over the summer, Bill and I were invited to look at the by-order roll, as it is called, in Lord Mackay's court. We went on separate days and have a report on the issues that arose. There are one or two matters that I want to raise with the committee, but those will be put on the agenda for discussion at a future date.
I remind the committee that there will be a joint stocktaking meeting with the Justice 1 Committee next Tuesday at 2 pm in the chamber. As a quorum is required from both committees, it is important that members who cannot attend should let us know, so that we can ensure that we have a quorum.
I shall be at the Rural Development Committee.
I realise that our meeting will clash with other committee meetings, but I ask members to let the clerks know who will be there. At the meeting, we will take evidence from the Minister for Justice and the chief inspector of prisons.