Local Government Committee, 09 Jan 2001

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 9, 2001

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Scottish Parliament Local Government Committee Tuesday 9 January 2001 (Afternoon)

[The Deputy Convener opened the meeting at 14:01]

I welcome members to the new, reformed Local Government Committee of 2001. Following the restructuring of the committees, the committee is smaller. We are not happy to have lost members who gave good service and provided ideas, but we are happy to welcome a new member of the committee, Iain Smith, who has a lot of expertise in local government. Do you have any interests to declare, Iain?

None to declare formally.

Does the committee agree to take the consideration of the paper "Modernising the Complaints System" in private, as is our normal procedure?

Members indicated agreement.

I should have mentioned that apologies have been received from Gil Paterson.