Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 28 Oct 2008

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Official Report 95KB pdf

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Interests

I welcome everyone to the 18th meeting this year of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, and I remind members and the public to switch off their mobile phones and BlackBerrys. We have received apologies from Jamie McGrigor.

I thank Cathie Craigie and Marlyn Glen for their contributions to the committee's work and I welcome Marilyn Livingstone and Peter Peacock to the committee. I hope that they enjoy their experience. I invite them to declare relevant interests.

I do not think that there is anything specific to draw to the committee's attention, apart from what is in my entry in the register of members' interests.

I, too, do not think that there is anything to draw to the committee's attention, other than what is in the register of interests. This is not strictly necessary, but given item 5, I should perhaps say that I am deputy convener of the Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme Committee, which considered the proposals on pensions to which the Parliament has given its initial approval.

Thank you.