Public Petitions Committee, 24 Apr 2001

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 24, 2001

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Interests

I welcome our new member, John Farquhar Munro. I am sure that you will enjoy your time on the committee, John.

Thank you.

The Public Petitions Committee is not like other committees of the Parliament and there are certainly no whips operating in here, so you should find it congenial.

We must start by asking our new member to make a declaration of interests.

I do not think that I have anything of particular significance to declare, apart from the fact that I am a Highland crofter—crofting sometimes gets a little support from the Scottish Executive. The other thing that might be of interest at some time in the committee's proceedings is that I am a fellow of the Institute of Logistics and Transport. Any other interests are quite insignificant.

I take this opportunity to thank George Lyon, who was John Farquhar Munro's predecessor on the committee, for his contribution. He was on the committee only briefly, but made an impact in the short time that he was a member. I am sure that John Farquhar Munro will make an equally important impact in the months and years ahead.