Standards Committee, 22 Feb 2005

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 22, 2005

Official Report 84KB pdf

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Cross-party Group

Welcome to the second meeting of the Standards Committee in 2005. I remind members to switch off their mobile phones.

We have received apologies from Donald Gorrie, who is attending a funeral today. We have also received apologies from John Home Robertson, who is unable to be with us for item 1, which is on the proposed cross-party group in the Scottish Parliament on the civil nuclear industry.

I am listed as a member of the cross-party group, which is fine, as I expressed my support for the group, although I did not think that I had got as far as joining. John Home Robertson sends his apologies and was unable to get one of his deputies to stand in for him. Although I do not think that I can answer any of the committee's inquiries, because I was not at the inaugural meeting of the group, I said that I would pass on any information or questions to John Home Robertson.

Do members have any questions on the application, which clearly meets the criteria? If there are no questions, I take it that we approve the application to set up the cross-party group.

Members indicated agreement.

We will write to Mr Home Robertson formally approving the cross-party group in the Scottish Parliament on the civil nuclear industry.

I hope that we can deal with the rest of the business as expeditiously.