Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee, 12 Sep 2001
Meeting date: Wednesday, September 12, 2001
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Scottish Parliament Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee Wednesday 12 September 2001 (Morning)
[The Convener opened the meeting at 10:03]
Welcome to the 21st meeting in 2001 of the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee. As of this week, the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee and all the other committees of the Parliament are being broadcast on the web. It is however a sad day on which to hold our first worldwide webcast.
We meet this morning with heavy hearts. Although there is general agreement that our meeting should go ahead, we will keep it crisp and to the point. In the full meeting of Parliament this afternoon we will offer our condolences to the American people, and our condemnation of what happened yesterday. However, it is appropriate that we take a few seconds for reflection before we start our formal business.
We have apologies from Tavish Scott, who is at the Justice 2 Committee and hopes to join us later. Kenny Macintosh is at the Standards Committee and might join us later, depending on the progress that is made by that committee.
I welcome Sandra George who is sketching our activities this morning. I am sure she will be glad to show anybody her drawings.