Public Petitions Committee

Meeting date: Monday, September 13, 2010

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Temporary Convener

Good morning, and welcome to the 13th meeting of the Public Petitions Committee this year.

Before we get to the agenda, I ask everyone to bear with us while we deal with a procedural matter. Neither the convener of the committee, Rhona Brankin, nor our deputy convener, John Farquhar Munro, can be with us today. In their absence, we are required to appoint a temporary convener. As the oldest member of the committee, it falls to me to deal with the procedure.

I refer members to rule 12.1.17 of standing orders, which states:

“when a Temporary Convener is chosen by a committee, he or she shall take the chair and shall exercise all functions of the convener of that committee until the convener or, where the committee has a deputy convener, the deputy convener is again able to act.”

I therefore seek nominations.

I nominate Robin Harper to be temporary convener.

If there are no other nominations, does the committee agree to choose me as temporary convener?

Members indicated agreement.