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It is 2 minutes past 2 and we have a quorum, so I welcome everyone to the third meeting in 2005 of the Enterprise and Culture Committee. I extend a special welcome to our new Liberal Democrat member, Mike Pringle. Under item 1, I ask Mike to declare interests.
Given that the committee deals with sport, I declare that I have a shareholding—although it is extremely small—in Heart of Midlothian Football Club, which is of course the best club in Scotland, so one must have shares in it.
Hear, hear.
Never heard of it.
I am grateful for my colleague Richard Baker's support.
Thank you very much. It is a good job I am not in my constituency.
I will make history by, for the first time, offering condolences after a declaration of interests. I believe that Murdo Fraser also has a declaration of interests to make.
I have recently become a director of a company called the Scotland Funds. I hold the unremunerated position of non-executive director of that charitable company, which exists to connect the Scottish diaspora in north America with the home country.
My declaration of interests is identical to Murdo's. I have also become a director of the Scotland Funds. Murdo Fraser has described accurately the status of the post. It is, as members would expect, non-pecuniary—unfortunately. There are no other declarations. Everyone is up to date.