Subordinate Legislation Committee
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Official Report
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Deputy Convener
The Convener (Jamie Stone)
Good afternoon. I welcome everyone to the 31st meeting of the Subordinate Legislation Committee this year. We have received no apologies—we have a full house. I remind everyone to turn off their mobiles and BlackBerrys.
The first agenda item is the choice of a new deputy convener, as Ian McKee has tendered his resignation. On behalf of the committee, I thank Ian for all that he has done and for the very close attention that he has paid to quite a technical subject. As the convener, I am personally grateful to him for the number of times that he has stood in for me. He will still be with us on the committee, but we will miss his wise stewardship, which will be a hard act to follow.
We must appoint a member of the Scottish National Party as deputy convener, and they must be a member of the committee—we cannot just nominate Christopher Harvie or any other SNP member—so it looks as though it will be Bob Doris.
Ian McKee (Lothians) (SNP)
In that case, I nominate my good friend and colleague, Bob Doris. I am sure that I would have nominated him had there been six members of the SNP on the committee.
Bob Doris (Glasgow) (SNP)
I put on record my enthusiastic acceptance of the role, should the committee agree to my nomination, convener.
Bob Doris was chosen as deputy convener.
Splendid. Bob Doris will deputise for me on a frequent basis. Welcome aboard, Bob.