Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee, 23 Jun 1999

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999

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Scottish Parliament Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee Wednesday 23 June 1999 (Morning)

[The Oldest Member of the Committee opened the meeting at 10:45]

Good morning and welcome to the first meeting of the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee. Due to an emergency meeting—[Interruption.] Mr Lyon has arrived, just as I was about to excuse him. Now we are absolutely complete. David Davidson has also joined us, not as a member of the committee, but by exercising the right—as determined by the Parliament and the bureau—of any member to attend a committee meeting. He cannot vote, but we are delighted for him to attend.

Due to an unforeseen mistake on the part of the people who made the arrangements, I have been invited to chair this meeting. Rumour had it that I was the oldest member, but I am not going to quibble over that at the moment.

Before we start, I must say that in the event of fire, the clerks will escort us quickly and smartly out of the building.