Rural Development Committee,
Meeting date: Monday, May 13, 2002
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Scottish Parliament Rural Development Committee Monday 13 May 2002 (Afternoon)
[The Convener opened the meeting at 14:00]
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome committee members, witnesses and members of the public to today's meeting of the Scottish Parliament's Rural Development Committee. It is a great pleasure to be here in Lochgilphead. The weather is getting better all the time and I am sure that, when we drive back this evening, the area will be at its most beautiful.
I ask everybody to check that mobile phones have been turned off—one usually rings within the first five minutes of a meeting.
We look forward to an interesting and productive meeting. Later this afternoon, we hope to involve as many of you as want to make a contribution, but I shall explain that when I come to it. As we have quite a lot to get through today, I move straight to item 1 on the agenda.