Rural Affairs and Environment Committee, 17 Dec 2008

Meeting date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008

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Interests

I welcome everybody to the meeting and remind people to switch off their mobile phones and pagers or put them into flight mode, whatever is most appropriate to ensure that they do not interfere with the sound system.

I remind everybody that Karen Gillon is a long-term absentee from the committee because she is on maternity leave and that Rhoda Grant is her long-term substitute.

We have received apologies from John Scott and Nanette Milne is substituting for him. I will come to you in a second or two, Nanette.

Today, we will take further evidence on the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Bill, first from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, then from the Minister for Environment and his team. The two evidence sessions this morning will be the final oral evidence sessions on the bill. The next step will be to draft our stage 1 report.

However, agenda item 1 is a declaration of interests. I ask Nanette Milne to confirm formally that she is attending today's meeting in her capacity as a committee substitute.

I am.

And I invite you to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee's remit.

I have none.