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I wish members of the committee, staff, everyone at Audit Scotland and the general public a very good and successful new year. We have apologies from Margaret Jamieson and Lloyd Quinan.
We have a tight timetable this morning, because Parliament will meet at noon to elect—or otherwise—the new ministerial team. We must get through our business quickly.
Deputy Convener Shona Robison, who was the deputy convener of the committee, has resigned, so we must elect a new deputy convener. Members will remember that the position of deputy convener of the Equal Opportunities Committee must be held by a member of the Scottish National Party.
Scottish ParliamentFinance CommitteeTuesday 9 May 2000(Morning) The Convener opened the meeting at 10:00 I call the committee to order in a venue—the Festival Theatre—that is a strong recommendation for pressing ahead with the new Holyrood building as soon as possible.
Scottish ParliamentSocial Inclusion, Housing and Voluntary Sector CommitteeWednesday 12 January 2000(Morning) The Convener opened the meeting at 10:01 I formally open the meeting and wish everyone a happy new year—I have seen some members but not others.
The policy intent is absolutely clear in terms of new employees—at least, it is clear in the Executive note, which states that disclosure will be a requirement.
I know that that regularly gets done in Fife. When we need access to a new housing development, part of the negotiations is that the developer has to finance a new slip road.
However, we cannot rest on our laurels, which is why the committee has consistently tried to improve practices and procedures and has been quick to embrace new technology and techniques, not least of which is the e-petitions system.
A questionnaire has gone out to staff who will work in the civil service part of the new organisation to get some feel for the number of people who would be prepared to consider, or who would be interested in, transferring from Edinburgh to the new location in Glasgow, wherever it is.