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Chamber and committees

Finance Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010


Contents


Attendance

Convener

* Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP)

Deputy convener

* Tom McCabe (Hamilton South) (Lab)

Committee members

* Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con)

* Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh North and Leith) (Lab)

* Linda Fabiani (Central Scotland) (SNP)

* Joe FitzPatrick (Dundee West) (SNP)

* Jeremy Purvis (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD)

* David Whitton (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab)

Committee substitutes

Gavin Brown (Lothians) (Con)

Lewis Macdonald (Aberdeen Central) (Lab)

Stewart Maxwell (West of Scotland) (SNP)

Liam McArthur (Orkney) (LD)

* Attended

The following also participated:

Jim Boyle (Oxfam)

Dr Rosemary Geddes (Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy)

Douglas Hamilton (Save the Childen in Scotland)

Anne Houston (Children 1st)

Robert McGeachy (Action for Children Scotland)

Dr Jonathan Sher (Children in Scotland)

Dr Susan Stewart (Aberlour Childcare Trust)

Simon Watson (Barnardo’s Scotland)

Dr Suzanne Zeedyk (University of Dundee)

Clerk to the committee

James Johnston