EUROPEAN AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
21^st Meeting 2004, Session 2

CONVENER

*Mr John Swinney (North Tayside) (SNP)

DEPUTY CONVENER

*Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Dennis Canavan (Falkirk West) (Ind)
*Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray) (SNP)
*Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con)
*Mr John Home Robertson (East Lothian) (Lab)
*Gordon Jackson (Glasgow Govan) (Lab)
*Mr Alasdair Morrison (Western Isles) (Lab)
*Mr Keith Raffan (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTES

Ms Wendy Alexander (Paisley North) (Lab)
Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Richard Lochhead (North East Scotland) (SNP)
Nora Radcliffe (Gordon) (LD)

*attended

THE FOLLOWING GAVE EVIDENCE:

Paul Brady (Scottish Executive Finance and Central Services Department)
Rt hon Robin Cook MP
Mr Tom McCabe (Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform)
Professor Sir Neil MacCormick
Louise MacDonald (Scottish Executive Finance and Central Services Department)
Mr Jim Wallace (Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning)

CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE

Stephen Imrie

ASSISTANT CLERKS

Nick Hawthorne
David Simpson

LOCATION

Committee Room 1