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Chamber and committees

Health and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, December 18, 2018


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Interests

The Convener (Lewis Macdonald)

Good morning, and welcome to the Health and Sport Committee’s 33rd meeting in 2018. I ask everyone in the room to ensure that mobile phones are off or on silent. I also ask that you do not record or film proceedings: Parliament staff will do that.

The first item on our agenda is a declaration of interests. In accordance with section 3 of the “Code of Conduct for Mmembers of the Scottish Parliament”, I invite George Adam to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee’s remit. A brief declaration should make clear to any listener the nature of any interest.

George Adam (Paisley) (SNP)

I do not have any relevant interests to declare, other than the fact that my wife has a long-term condition—multiple sclerosis—which might be a reason for my wanting to be on the Health and Sport Committee.

With regard to sport, I confess that I am a St Mirren supporter—

There are some major health concerns there. [Laughter.]

The Convener

We should all resist the temptation to comment on such matters at great length on the record—I am sure that we will have many conversations off the record. I welcome George Adam to the committee, and I record our thanks to Keith Brown for his short but constructive period as a committee member.