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STANDARDS COMMITTEE

MINUTES

10th Meeting, Session 1 (2000)

Wednesday 14 June 2000
 

Present:

Mr Mike Rumbles (Convener) Tricia Marwick (Deputy Convener)
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton Patricia Ferguson

Karen Gillon

Des McNulty

Apologies were received from Adam Ingram

The meeting opened at 9.35am.


The Committee began by agreeing that it would deal with Item 5 in private session.

  1. Models of Investigation

    2. The Committee agreed to recommend the appointment of a permanent Standards Commissioner to be set out in the Committee’s fourth report.

  2. Cross-Party Groups

    3. The Committee approved the cross-party group on Refugees and Asylum Seekers and approved the cross-party group on Strategic Rail Services in Scotland.

  3. Lobbying

    4. The Committee agreed to send out a questionnaire on lobbying to all MSPs and to publish an announcement in the Business Bulletin informing members of the questionnaire.

    The Committee adjourned at 10.31am

    The Committee reconvened at 10.44am

  4. Forward Work Programme

    5. The Committee agreed its forward work programme as set out in paper ST/00/10/4.

    As previously agreed the Committee moved into private session at 10.55am

  5. Register of Members’ Staff Interests


The Committee agreed to publish its 3rd Report on a Register of Members’ Staff Interests.


The meeting finished at 11.16am

Bill Thomson
Head of Chamber Office
 
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