Equal Opportunities Committee, 07 Nov 2000

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 7, 2000

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Interests

There have been some changes to the committee since our previous meeting—Shona Robison and Tricia Marwick have both resigned. I record my thanks for their work with the committee, especially Shona Robison, who was the deputy convener and has been a member of the committee since its first meeting. I am sure that she will continue to take a keen interest in equal opportunities, despite the fact that she is no longer a member of the committee.

I am sure that the committee will also join me in congratulating Malcolm Chisholm, who has become the new Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care. He will no longer be a member of the committee—I assume that his place will be filled before our next meeting.

I welcome Linda Fabiani and Kay Ullrich as new members of the committee and I ask whether they have any interests to declare.

I am a member of Unison. I am also a woman, but I do not know if that is relevant.

That is not a pecuniary interest.

I am a member of the Transport and General Workers Union and I am a woman, in case members had not noticed.

Thank you.