European and External Relations Committee Minutes of Proceedings
EU/S3/08/5/M
5th Meeting, 2008 (Session 3)
Tuesday 4 March 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. Scottish Government’s International Strategy: The Committee took evidence from—
Lucy Watkins, Scottish Government's First Secretary, Scottish Affairs in Beijing; and Deborah Smith, Deputy Director, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Directorate, Scottish Government.
2. Lisbon Treaty: The Committee considered correspondence from the Scottish Government.
3. EU Budget Review: The Committee considered correspondence from the Scottish Government and agreed a paper from the Clerk.
4. Inquiry into international development: Alasdair Morgan MSP reported back from his visit to Malawi as part of the CPA delegation in February 2008.
5. Inquiry into international development: The Committee took evidence from—
Karen Gillon MSP, Member, Executive Committee, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Scotland Branch and Co-Convener, Cross Party Group on Malawi
Patricia Ferguson MSP, Convener and Des McNulty MSP, Treasurer, Cross Party Group on International Development
and then from—
Colin Cameron, Honorary Consul for Malawi
Ken Ross, Member and former Chair of the Board, Scotland Malawi Partnership
Magnus Macfarlane-Barrow, Chief Executive, Scottish International Relief
Mhairi Owens, Head, Concern Worldwide Scotland
The meeting closed at 12.49 pm.
Dr Jim Johnston
Clerk to the Committee
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