Finance Committee
11^th Meeting 2005, Session 2

CONVENER

*Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab)

DEPUTY CONVENER

Alasdair Morgan (South of Scotland) (SNP)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

*Ms Wendy Alexander (Paisley North) (Lab)
*Mr Andrew Arbuckle (Mid Scotland and Fife) (LD)
*Mr Ted Brocklebank (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Jim Mather (Highlands and Islands) (SNP)
*Mr Frank McAveety (Glasgow Shettleston) (Lab)
Dr Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab)
*John Swinburne (Central Scotland) (SSCUP)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTES

Gordon Jackson (Glasgow Govan) (Lab)
David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con)
Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP)
Iain Smith (North East Fife) (LD)

*attended

THE FOLLOWING ALSO ATTENDED:

Professor Arthur Midwinter (Adviser)

THE FOLLOWING GAVE EVIDENCE:

Sandy Cameron (Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department)
Richard Dennis (Scottish Executive Finance and Central Services Department)
Mr Tom McCabe (Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform)
Jon Rathjen (Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department)
Sandy Rosie (Scottish Executive Finance and Central Services Department)

CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE

Susan Duffy

SENIOR ASSISTANT CLERK

Judith Evans

ASSISTANT CLERK

Kristin Mitchell

LOCATION

Committee Room 1