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Good morning and welcome to the second meeting in 2015 of the Local Government and Regeneration Committee. Everyone present is asked to switch off mobile phones and other electronic equipment, as they affect the broadcasting system. Some committee members may consult tablets, because we provide meeting papers in digital format.
We have apologies from Clare Adamson, who cannot attend, and I welcome Stewart Stevenson as her substitute. Thanks for attending, Stewart.
Agenda item 1 is a declaration of interests. First, I thank Anne McTaggart for her contributions to the committee and wish her well with her new committee appointment. Colleagues who have served on the committee for a while with Anne will recognise her value, particularly when it comes to going round the country and meeting the public. Anne has the ability to get folk to open up, and she got them to tell us things, which was sometimes very difficult to do. I wish her all the best and thank her for her efforts.
I welcome Cara Hilton to the committee, and I invite her to declare any relevant interests.
I just refer to my entry in the register of members’ interests.
If it is convenient, convener, it might at this point be useful to declare that a member of my family is a freelance stage manager in the theatre industry. I do not believe that that will touch on the matter that we will deal with under agenda item 4, but I just want to put it on the record in case it does.
Thank you, Mr Stevenson. It is better to be safe than sorry.
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