Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee, 20 Sep 2000

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 20, 2000

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Scottish Parliament Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee Wednesday 20 September 2000 (Morning)

[The Deputy Convener opened the meeting at 09:32]

Ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the 20th meeting this year of the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee. I am Annabel Goldie, the deputy convener. I have been asked to convene the meeting this morning because one of our apologies is from John Swinney. I do not know whether it is so much a case of his having other fish to fry as that he is frying the other fish, but he has other distractions in his life. I have apologies also from Margo MacDonald and George Lyon. Committee members may be interested to know that George's daughter was in a road accident and, although injured, is all right. Our thoughts will be with George today.

Later, we will be joined by Cathy Peattie as reporter to the Education, Culture and Sport Committee. She is currently sitting in that committee, but she is expected to join us at around 10 o'clock.