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Chamber and committees

Social Justice Committee, 15 Jan 2003

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 15, 2003


Contents


Scottish Parliament Social Justice Committee Wednesday 15 January 2003 (Morning)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 10:04]

The Convener (Johann Lamont):

I welcome everyone to this meeting of the Social Justice Committee. I start by wishing everyone a happy new year as this is the first meeting of the year. I hope that we have a productive period before the end of the parliamentary session.

I also indicate to the committee that one of our long-standing clerks, Mary Dinsdale, will be leaving. This is her last meeting, so she is the one who is looking cheery and jumping up and down in the background. I am sure that the committee thanks her very much for all her hard work. She is a great person to work with and we wish her the very best in her new position.