Local Government Committee,

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 22, 2001

Official Report 188KB pdf

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Scottish Parliament Local Government Committee Tuesday 22 May 2001 (Afternoon)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 14:00]

Good afternoon, comrades.

Before we begin, I want to say that when we held our meeting last week, I was unaware of the death of Sylvia Jackson's husband and therefore I did not say anything. Today, I would like to record the committee's condolences in the Official Report. Some of us attended the funeral on Saturday morning and it was clear from the number of people who attended that Mike Jackson was an extremely popular and well-respected man in his community. When Sylvia comes back, she can be assured that the committee will give her all the support that she needs. This has been a very difficult time for her—Mike was a young man.