Rural Development Committee, 23 Apr 2002

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 23, 2002

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Scottish Parliament Rural Development Committee Tuesday 23 April 2002 (Morning)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 10:00]

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to this meeting of the Rural Development Committee. We are pleased to be in this part of the world, despite the weather. Yesterday, we were outdoors and the weather was not pleasant. Today, we are indoors, so the weather does not matter. It is nice to be here and I am grateful for the welcome to the Lochaber area that the committee has received.

I give my usual warning to everybody that mobile phones should be turned off. One will go off shortly—one always does.