Public Audit Committee
Meeting date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Official Report
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Interests
Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the first meeting of the Public Audit Committee in the fourth session of Parliament.
I remind everyone present, including members, that mobile phones and BlackBerrys should be turned off completely, as they interfere with the sound system, even when they are switched to silent.
The first item on the agenda is the declaration of interests. In accordance with section 3 of the code of conduct, I invite members to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee’s remit. I remind members that any declaration should be brief but sufficiently detailed to make clear to any listener the nature of the interest.
I will start with my declaration, then we will move round the table to my right. I am a local authority councillor for Midlothian Council, for which I receive between £15,000 and £20,000 per year, but I have arranged to waive my salary from the date of my election to the Parliament. I own a 50 per cent share in a commercial property in Angus and a 50 per cent share in a commercial property in Fife. I also own two flats in Edinburgh, which I let out, and I am a director of the Scottish Mining Museum.
I have no relevant interests to declare.
I have no relevant interests to declare, either.
I declare that I am a serving local authority councillor on East Ayrshire Council. I have a small number of shares in Kilmarnock Football Club and I am a former employee of Learning and Teaching Scotland.
I have no interests to declare that are relevant to the committee.
I am a local authority councillor on Renfrewshire Council and I am involved in various voluntary activities, which will be put on the Parliament’s website.
I do not have any relevant interests to declare.
I have no interests pertinent to the committee to declare.
I am a local authority councillor on Aberdeen City Council.