Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, April 24, 2014

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Cross-party Group

Item 2 is evidence from James Dornan MSP on the proposed cross-party group on Turkey. Welcome to our meeting, Mr Dornan.

Members will note from the papers that I have signed up to be a member of that CPG. I wanted to highlight that.

Thank you. That is helpful and good procedure.

Are there members who wish to ask questions of Mr Dornan?

Members indicated disagreement.

Do you wish to make some remarks, Mr Dornan?

I would like to mention two things that I was made aware of about the secretariat. One is that we have to make it clear whether the role of secretary is paid or unpaid. The person who has put his name down as secretary, Sitki Nalci, has come back to me in an email—which I am happy to share with the committee—to say that he understands that he will be doing that in a personal capacity and that he will not be paid for the role.

The other thing to say is that he also works for the Dumfries and Galloway Multicultural Association, but he appreciates that when he attends the cross-party group he will be attending as secretary and nothing else.

That is helpful. Thank you.

There is nothing else that members wish to ask you, Mr Dornan, which means that your appearance before our committee has been commendably brief. We will let you know the committee’s decision on the application for recognition of your proposed group, which we will consider on 8 May.