European and External Relations Committee Minutes of Proceedings
EU/S3/08/1/M
1st Meeting, 2008 (Session 3)
Tuesday 8 January 2008
Present:
Malcolm Chisholm (Convener) |
Ted Brocklebank |
Alasdair Morgan |
Alex Neil (Deputy Convener) |
Irene Oldfather |
Gil Paterson |
John Park |
Iain Smith |
The meeting opened at 10.00 am.
1. Item in Private: The Committee agreed to take item 5 in private.
2. Inquiry into the transposition of EU directives: The Committee took evidence from—
Lloyd Austin, Head of Conservation Policy, RSPB and Jonathan Hughes, Head of Policy, Scottish Wildlife Trust, Scottish Environment LINK
Andy Robertson, Chief Executive, National Farmers Union Scotland
Muriel Robison, Head of Legal, Equality and Human Rights Commission
and then from—
John Thomson, Director of Strategy & Communications and Bill Band, Strategy Communities Manager, Scottish Natural Heritage
Tom Axford, Corporate Secretary and Head of Legal and Estates and Jim Conlin, Environmental Regulation Manager, Scottish Water
3. ‘Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland’: The Committee considered and agreed a paper by the Clerk.
4. Europe Day 2008: The Committee considered and agreed a paper by the Clerk.
5. Scottish Government’s ‘A National Conversation’ (in private): The Committee agreed to consider how to take forward its work on this issue following the Scottish Government’s announcement of the next phase of the National Conversation.
The meeting closed at 11.47 am.
Dr Jim Johnston
Clerk to the Committee
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