CONTENTS

Tuesday 5 October 1999

RURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
6^th Meeting

CONVENER:

*Alex Johnstone (North-East Scotland) (Con)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

*Alex Fergusson (South of Scotland) (Con)
*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
*Richard Lochhead (North-East Scotland) (SNP)
*Lewis Macdonald (Aberdeen Central) (Lab)
*Irene McGugan (North-East Scotland) (SNP)
*Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (SNP)
*Mr John Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD)
*Dr Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab)
*Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab)
*Mr Mike Rumbles (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD)

*attended

WITNESS:

Professor Sir David Carter (Chief Medical Officer for Scotland)

THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS ALSO ATTENDED:

Mrs Margaret Ewing (Moray) (SNP)
Euan Robson (Roxburgh and Berwickshire) (LD)
Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Dr Richard Simpson (Ochil) (Lab)
Mrs Margaret Smith (Edinburgh West) (LD)

COMMITTEE CLERK:

Richard Davies

SENIOR ASSISTANT CLERK:

Richard Walsh

ASSISTANT CLERK:

Tracey Hawe