Equal Opportunities Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, May 23, 2013

Official Report 338KB pdf

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Interests

Good morning and welcome to the Equal Opportunities Committee’s 16th meeting in 2013. I remind everyone either to turn electronic devices to flight mode or to switch them off completely.

Around the table, along with members and witnesses, are the clerking and research team, the official reporters and the broadcasting services staff, and around the room we are supported by the security office staff. My name is Mary Fee, and I am the committee convener. Other committee members will introduce themselves in turn.

I am the MSP for Edinburgh Central and deputy convener of the committee.

I am the MSP for Glasgow Shettleston.

I am a new member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland.

I am also a member for North East Scotland.

I am an MSP for the Highlands and Islands.

Agenda item 1 is a declaration of interests in accordance with section 3 of the “Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament”. I invite Christian Allard to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee’s remit. Any declaration should be brief but sufficiently detailed to make clear the nature of the interest.

I declare an interest as a member of Reach—the Association for Children with Upper Limb Deficiency. My daughter was born with only one arm 20 years ago, so I have been a member of the charity for 20 years.