CONTENTS

Tuesday 26 October 1999

JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
7^th Meeting

CONVENER:

*Roseanna Cunningham (Perth) (SNP)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

*Scott Barrie (Dunfermline West) (Lab)
*Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con)
*Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP)
*Gordon Jackson (Glasgow Govan) (Lab)
*Mrs Lyndsay McIntosh (Central Scotland) (Con)
*Kate MacLean (Dundee West) (Lab)
*Maureen Macmillan (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
*Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab)
Tricia Marwick (Mid Scotland and Fife) (SNP)
*Euan Robson (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (LD)

*attended

THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS ALSO ATTENDED:

Dr Sylvia Jackson (Stirling) (Lab)
Angus MacKay (Deputy Minister for Justice)
Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)

WITNESSES:

Mr Chris Ballance (Carbeth Hutters Association)
Mr Richard Grant (Scottish Executive)
Ms Heather Martin (Carbeth Hutters Association)
Mr Tony Meehan (Adviser to the Proprietors of Carbeth Estate)
Mr Bill McQueen (Carbeth Hutters Association)
Mr Thomas Hanratty (Carbeth Hutter)
Ms Isobel Low (Scottish Executive)
Mr Murray Sinclair (Scottish Executive)
Mr Andrew Smith (Carbeth Estate)

COMMITTEE CLERK:

Andrew Mylne

SENIOR ASSISTANT CLERK:

Richard Walsh

ASSISTANT CLERK:

Fiona Groves