| Present:
| Roseanna Cunningham
(convener) |
Scott Barrie |
| Phil Gallie |
Christine Grahame |
| Gordon Jackson |
Kate MacLean |
| Maureen Macmillan |
Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh |
| Pauline McNeill |
Tricia Marwick |
| Euan Robson |
|
The meeting opened at 2.04 pm.
1. Evidence:
The Committee heard evidence from Jim Wallace MSP, Deputy First
Minister and Minister for Justice; Angus MacKay MSP, Deputy Minister for Justice; the Lord
Hardie, Lord Advocate; Colin Boyd QC, Solicitor General for Scotland.
The Committee was suspended at 4.03 pm and resumed at 4.20 pm.
2. Future Business:
The Committee considered its future business. The Committee agreed
to consider Maureen MacMillan's proposal to extend the scope of matrimonial interdicts
under the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981 at the third meeting
of the Committee and, if possible, to consider Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons'
for Scotland Report for 1998-99 at the fourth meeting.
The meeting closed at 4.51 pm.
Andrew Mylne
Clerk to the Committee |