Justice 1 Committee, 30 Apr 2002
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 30, 2002
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Scottish Parliament Justice 1 Committee Tuesday 30 April 2002 (Afternoon)
[The Convener opened the meeting in private at 13:49]
Meeting continued in public.
Welcome to the 14th meeting in 2002 of the Justice 1 Committee, which is now in public. The meeting opened in private to discuss lines of questioning to witnesses, as we have done previously, because it is not appropriate to discuss lines of questioning in public.
I ask members to ensure that mobile phones and pagers are switched off. We have received apologies from Angus MacKay, who is unwell, and Paul Martin, who is doing a good service for us on the Audit Committee and will report back on Kilmarnock prison's accounts, among other matters.
I welcome Angela Fletcher, who is Conoco's senior legal adviser. She is attending the meeting as part of the Scottish Parliament business exchange programme. Michael Matheson is acting as her parliamentary host and she will sit behind him. He has a shadow with him and is very excited.