Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee, 22 Mar 2000

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 22, 2000

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Scottish Parliament Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee Wednesday 22 March 2000 (Morning)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 10:03]

We will get started. As a courtesy, Keith Raffan has sent his apologies. Mike Watson will arrive later and Bill Aitken will, I hope, arrive shortly.

I welcome everyone to another meeting of the Social Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector Committee. I welcome the public, who seem to take an interest in our proceedings, as well as the Deputy Minister for Local Government, Frank McAveety, and officials from the Scottish Executive, who are here to help us with the statutory instruments.