EL/00/R1 Vol 2- Contents

Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee

1st Report, 2000

Inquiry into the Delivery of Local Economic Development Services in Scotland

Final Report
Volume 2: Evidence

SP Paper 109	Session 1 (2000)

	Contents - Volume Two: Evidence

	ANNEXE A: EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES
	29 September 1999 (4th Meeting, Session 1 (1999))
	20 October 1999 (5th Meeting, Session 1(1999))
	27 October 1999 (6th Meeting, Session 1(1999))
	10 November 1999 (7th Meeting, Session 1(1999))
	24 November 1999 (8th Meeting, Session 1(1999))
	26 January 2000 (2nd Meeting, Session 1(2000))
	9 February 2000 (4th Meeting, Session 1(2000))
	23 February 2000 (5th Meeting, Session 1 (2000))
	22 March 2000 (7th Meeting, Session 1 (2000))
	5 April 2000 (8th Meeting, Session 1 (2000))
	26 April 2000 (9th Meeting, Session 1 (2000))
	3 May 2000 (10th Meeting, Session 1 (2000))

	ANNEXE B: ORAL EVIDENCE AND ASSOCIATED WRITTEN EVIDENCE
	29 September 1999 (4th Meeting, Session 1(1999)) Oral Evidence Scottish Enterprise: Mr Alan Sim, Managing Director, Local Enterprise Company Operations

	20 October 1999 (5th Meeting, Session 1(1999)) Oral Evidence Highlands and Islands Enterprise: Mr Jim Hunter, Chairman Mr Iain Robertson, Chief Executive Mr Ralph Palmer, Director of Developing Skills Ms Tracey Slaven, Head of Corporate Planning Local Enterprise Companies Mr Gordon Cox, Chief Executive, Ross and Cromarty Enterprise Mrs Jackie Wright, Chief Executive, Lochaber Ltd Mr Archie MacDonald, Deputy Chief Executive, Western Isles Enterprise Highland Council: Councillor David Green, Convenor Mr Arthur McCourt, Chief Executive Mr Bruce Robertson, Director of Education Mr John Rennilson, Director of Planning and Development

	27 October 1999 (6th Meeting, Session 1(1999)) Written Evidence Business Enterprise Scotland Scottish Council of National Training Organisations Oral Evidence Business Enterprise Scotland: Mr Gordon Smith, Chairman (also Director IBM Scotland) Mr Robin Miller, Chief Executive Ms Agnes Samuel, Director (also Chief Executive, Glasgow Opportunities) Scottish Council of National Training Organisations: Ms Jenny Kellie, Chief Executive Institution of Economic Development: Ms Jean Hamilton Mr David Greaves

	10 November 1999 (7th Meeting, Session 1(1999)) Oral Evidence Mr Gerry Dowds, Director, Forum of Private Business Mr John Downie, Scottish Parliamentary Officer, Federation of Small Businesses Mr Matthew Farrow, Head of Policy, Confederation of British Industry Scotland CoSLA: Councillor David Hamilton, Development Services Forum Councillor Mervyn Rolfe, Chair, Economic Development, Dundee City Council Mr Jim Cunningham, Head of Economic Development, Renfrewshire Council Mr Tim Stone, Policy Officer Scottish Chambers of Commerce: Mr Lex Gold, Director Mr Peter Burdon, Chief Executive, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Ms Liz Cameron, Chief Executive, Paisley Chamber of Commerce

	24 November 1999 (8th Meeting, Session 1(1999)) Oral Evidence The Careers Guidance Service: Mr Malcolm Barron, Vice-President of the Institute of Careers Guidance Mr Brian Waddell, Careers Manager, North East Fife Mrs Beth Hall, Senior Careers Adviser, Glenrothes The National Union of Students: Mr Richard Baker, President Mr Kenryck Lloyd Jones, Scottish Affairs Officer Ms Mary Middleton, President, Students Association, Inverness College The Scottish Trades Union Congress: Mr Grahame Smith, Deputy General Secretary Mr Harry Donaldson, National Officer, GMB Mr Peter Court, Convener, AEEU, Michelin Tyres, Dundee Ms Norma Falconer, Medical Secretary, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh The Employment Service Scotland: Mr Alan Brown, Director Mr Charles Husband, New Deal Co-ordinator for Scotland Ms Eileen Thomson, New Deal Marketing and Communication

	26 January 2000 (2nd Meeting, Session 1(2000)) Oral Evidence Reports on Case Studies by Committee Member

	9 February 2000 (4th Meeting, Session 1(2000)) Oral Evidence The Scottish Executive: Dr Andrew Goudie, Chief Economic Adviser Mr Ian Howie, Head of Business Growth Unit North East Scotland Economic Partnership: Mr Ed Gillespie, Chief Executive, Grampian Enterprise Mr Bruce Armitage, Grampian Enterprise Mr Gordon McIntosh, Head of Economic Development, Aberdeen City Council Ms Amanda Harvie, Chief Executive, Aberdeen Chambers of Commerce Mr Bill Ferguson, Chief Executive, Aberdeen Enterprise Trust

	23 February 2000 (5th Meeting, Session 1 (2000)) Oral Evidence Oral Evidence from Committee Advisers

	22 March 2000 (7th Meeting, Session 1 (2000)) Oral Evidence Mr Henry McLeish MSP, Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning

	5 April 2000 (8th Meeting, Session 1 (2000)) Oral Evidence Scottish Enterprise: Sir Ian Wood, Chairman Mr Robert Crawford, Chief Executive Ms Evelyn McCann, Director of Skills and Lifelong Learning Mr Alan Sim, Senior Director of Network Operations

	ANNEXE C: BUSINESS IN THE CHAMBER Report on the proceedings of the meeting held in the Parliamentary Chamber on Friday 18 February 2000. Report by Committee Advisor, Alf Young

	ANNEXE D: CASE STUDY REPORTS Visit to Ayrshire on 17 January 2000 Visit to Fife on 17 January 2000 Visit to Tayside on 17 January 2000 Visit to Renfrewshire on 13/14 January 2000

	ANNEXE E: REPORT BY COMMITTEE RESEARCH SPECIALIST Report by Professor Mike Danson, University of Paisley; Professor David Deakins, University of Paisley; Geoff Whittam, University of Paisley; Professor John Fairley, University of Strathclyde

	ANNEXE F: REPORTS BY COMMITTEE ADVISERS Report by Professor John Bachtler, University of Strathclyde on Economic Development Systems in Western Europe: A Comparative Review of Experience and Lessons Report by Professor John Ward, Macfarlane Group (Clansman) plc, and Chairman of the Scottish Post Office Board, on the Interim Conclusions Phase 1 Report by Professor John Fairley on the Committee's Interim Report, with particular respect to Vocational Education and Training (VET), and with some comments on the recommendations

	ANNEXE G: OTHER REPORTS Details of other documents referred to in this report.

	ANNEXE H: OTHER WRITTEN EVIDENCE Aberdeenshire Council Angus Council Bank of Scotland Business Enterprise Scotland City of Edinburgh Council Clackmannanshire Council Clackmannanshire Enterprise Confederation of Bristish Industry (Scotland) Convention of Scottish Local Authorities East Ayrshire Council Economic Development Association (Scotland) Educational Institute of Scotland Fife Chamber of Commerce Glasgow Development Agency Inverclyde Council Lanarkshire Local Authorities Moray Council Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust Scottish Council Development & Industry Scottish Enterprise Scottish Enterprise Tayside Scottish Tourism Forum Scottish Tourist Board South Ayrshire Council

	The following written evidence was received but is not printed here. Copies may be obtained from the Clerk. Argyll & Bute Council Association of Careers Service Companies in Scotland Association of Scottish Colleges Badenoch & Strathspey Conservation Group Bruce Burns Business Enterprise Scotland The Cairngorms Campaign City of Aberdeen Council City of Dundee Council City of Edinburgh Council (Response to Interim Report) City of Glasgow Council Simon Clark Associates Co Leis Thu? Geneology Research Service for the Western Isles Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals Comrie & Partners Comunn Na Gáidhlig Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (additional submission) Dumfries & Galloway Enterprise Dunbartonshire Enterprise East Lothian Council Employee Ownership Scotland Enterprise Ayrshire Equal Opportunities Scotland Falkirk Council Fife Council Fife Enterprise Forestry Commission Forth Valley Enterprise Forum of Private Business Scotland Glasgow and Clyde Valley Structure Plan Joint Committee Glasgow and West of Scotland Society for the Blind Glasgow Local Development Company Network Grampian Enterprise Limited Grant Thornton Harris Tweed Weavers Association Hebridean Surf Holidays Highland Council Highlands and Islands Enterprise Inter-ed Limited Island of Raasay Group Lanarkshire Development Agency Lead Scotland Learning Link Scotland Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise Limited Lochaber Labour Party Clive Meredith Mid Deeside Limited Midlothian Council Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey Enterprise Company Mountaineering Council of Scotland National Union of Students Jim Nicol North Lanarkshire Council Orkney Islands Council Perth & Kinross Council Practical Source Limited Prince�s Scottish Youth Business Trust (Response to Interim Report) Professor Georgina Follett Renfrewshire Council Renfrewshire Education Business Partnership Limited Renfrewshire Enterprise Rentolease Michael S Roberts Scottish Council of National Training Organisations Scotia Plastic Binding Scottish Borders Council Scottish Borders Enterprise Scottish Chambers of Commerce (2 submissions) Scottish Council Development and Industry Scottish Council for Research in Education Scottish Enterprise (Response to Interim Report) Scottish Enterprise Tayside Scottish Further Education Funding Council Scottish Further Education Unit Scottish Higher Education Funding Council Scottish Low Pay Unit Scottish Tourism Forum (Response to Interim Report) South Lanarkshire Council James Spence Watson Stirling Council Roy Turnbull University of Strathclyde, Public Policy and Local Economic Development Urras Dualchas Ratharsaidh Volunteer Development Scotland WEA Wellpark Enterprise Centre West Dunbartonshire Council West Lothian Council West Lothian Joint Submission from Lothian and Edinburgh Enterprise, West Lothian Council and West Lothian Chamber of Commerce Western Isles Protest Group Wigtown Rural Development Company Limited Wise Group Women�s Enterprise Scotland The following submissions received in relation to the Business in the Chamber event on 18th February are not printed here, but are available from the Clerk. Pat Kennedy Airlink Security Park Ltd David Miller Neil A Fraser Inverness Medical Limited Ray Dinsdale Open Futures Highlands and Islands Enterprise


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