Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee, 30 Jan 2002

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Official Report 293KB pdf

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Scottish Parliament Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee Wednesday 30 January 2002 (Morning)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 09:37]

We are a bit short of members at the moment, but I have no doubt that our other colleagues will join us during the course of the morning. I know that travel difficulties are holding up some of them. We have two apologies. One is from Ken Macintosh, who has had to attend the Standards Committee this morning, not because he is in any difficulty, but because he is a member of that committee. The other apology is from Tavish Scott, who, I think, might be in difficulty in Shetland because of the Up-Helly-Aa night. Do not include that statement in the Official Report, please.

I remind members that we have a tight agenda this morning. We have five sets of witnesses and I have allocated half an hour to each set. I will not be able to go around the table, as I normally do, to every member and witness but, during the course of the morning, I hope to give every member the opportunity to come in at some point.