Document 1142

Scottish Parliament: Committees: Local Government: Minutes: Meeting 22, 2000

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE

MINUTES

22nd Meeting, 2000 (Session 1)

Monday 26 June 2000



Present:
Colin Campbell
Mr Kenneth Gibson
Trish Godman (Convener)
Donald Gorrie
Dr Sylvia Jackson
Johann Lamont (Deputy Convener)
Bristow Muldoon
Gil Paterson


Apologies were received from Keith Harding, Michael McMahon and Jamie Stone.

The meeting opened at 1.33 pm.


1. Item in private: The Committee agreed to hold item 4 in private


2. Trades Unions Day: The Committee took evidence from the following representatives of trades unions—

Grahame Smith, STUC; Anne Middleton, STUC;

Alex McLuckie, GMB; Richard Leonard, GMB;

Rab Stewart, TGWU; Richard White, TGWU;

Joe Di Paola, UNISON; Douglas Black, UNISON;

Jane Carolan, UNISON;

The meeting was adjourned from 3.39 pm to 4.00 pm.

Alan Ritchie, UCATT; Lisa Manus, UCATT;

Brian Docherty, AEEU; Harry Frew, AEEU;

Ian McKay, EIS; Sandy Fowler, EIS.


3. Outcome of the Scottish Executive's consultation on the McIntosh Report: The Committee considered paper LG/00/22/2 by the Clerk and noted the attached report from the Deputy Minister.

The Committee agreed to invite the Deputy Minister for Local Government to attend the meeting of the Committee on 12 September 2000.


4. Transport (Scotland) Bill (in private): The Committee considered a draft letter to the Transport Committee to inform its Stage 1 consideration of the Bill.

The Committee agreed a number of changes, and delegated powers to the Convener and the Clerk to finalise the letter and submit it to the Clerk of the Transport and the Environment Committee.



The meeting closed at 5.35 pm.



Eugene Windsor
Clerk to the Committee

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Scottish Parliament: Committees: Local Government: Minutes: Meeting 22, 2000