Transport and the Environment Committee, 20 Mar 2002

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 20, 2002

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Scottish Parliament Transport and the Environment Committee Wednesday 20 March 2002 (Morning)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 09:34]

I welcome members of the press and the public to this meeting of the Transport and the Environment Committee. I also welcome the Minister for Environment and Rural Development, Ross Finnie, several officials from the Scottish Executive and Bruce Crawford MSP, who are here in relation to the subordinate legislation that we will deal with under agenda item 2.

I have received no apologies for today's meeting, but I advise members that I will have to leave not long into the meeting to attend a major opening at West Lothian College, which is in my constituency. I will see the actions of the Scottish Executive in delivering on the priorities of the people, so I offer congratulations to the minister and his colleagues on the initiative.

It has taken a long time to get there.

The deputy convener, Nora Radcliffe, will take over when I leave the meeting. I thank Nora for acting in that capacity today.