European and External Relations Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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Interests

Good afternoon. I welcome you all to the fifth meeting in 2012 of the European and External Relations Committee. All mobile phones and electronic equipment should be switched off, because they interfere with the broadcasting equipment.

We have received apologies from Bill Kidd. I record the committee’s condolences to him for the bereavement that he has experienced. I am sure that members will all have individual messages to send to him.

The first item on the agenda is a declaration of interests from Clare Adamson MSP, who is replacing Annabelle Ewing on the committee, to which I formally welcome her. Annabelle is a great loss to the committee, but Clare is a very welcome addition to it. I invite Clare to declare any interests.

I declare an interest as an elected councillor in North Lanarkshire Council and a board member of North Lanarkshire Leisure Trust. I direct people to my full register of interests on the Parliament’s website.