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Chamber and committees

Environment and Rural Development Committee, 08 Sep 2005

Meeting date: Thursday, September 8, 2005


Contents


Interests

The Convener (Sarah Boyack):

I welcome colleagues, members and members of the public and press to the meeting. I remind people to turn off their phones. Apologies have been received from Elaine Smith, who will not be with us this afternoon. Alasdair Morrison sent me a message on his BlackBerry to say that he is on the Inverness to Edinburgh train, which is not here yet.

Agenda item 1 is a declaration of interests. On 6 September, the Parliament agreed that Ted Brocklebank should replace Alex Johnstone as the Conservative party representative on the committee. I welcome Ted Brocklebank to the committee. The members' code of conduct states that it is good practice that members should declare interests that are relevant to a committee's remit at the first meeting of the committee that they attend. I invite Ted Brocklebank to declare any interests that he might have, which will be put on the record.

I have nothing to declare.

The Convener:

Members should note that Elaine Smith was appointed to replace Karen Gillon on the committee at the meeting of Parliament on 13 June. Elaine has sent her apologies for missing this meeting, but at the first meeting that she attends we will ask her to declare any interests that are relevant.