Public Audit Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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Interests

Good morning and welcome to the Public Audit Committee’s eighth meeting in 2011. I remind everyone to ensure that all electronic devices are switched off so that there is no interference with the recording equipment. I have received no apologies for absence.

Agenda item 1 is a declaration of interests. We have a new member of the committee, Mary Scanlon MSP, who is replacing Murdo Fraser. I put on record my appreciation for all the work that Murdo Fraser did as deputy convener of the committee. He made a sterling contribution to our reports, some of which excited a lot of attention, and he played a significant part in the committee’s deliberations. We thank him for that and wish him well in his new post. Equally, we look forward to working with Mary Scanlon. I will say more about her role in a minute, but first I ask whether she has any relevant interests to declare.

I have nothing to declare.