CONTENTS

Tuesday 10 December 2002

EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORT COMMITTEE
32^nd Meeting 2002, Session 1

CONVENER

*Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab)

DEPUTY CONVENER

*Cathy Peattie (Falkirk East) (Lab)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab)
*Ian Jenkins (Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale) (LD)
*Irene McGugan (North-East Scotland) (SNP)
*Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
*Michael Russell (South of Scotland) (SNP)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTES

Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
*Marilyn Livingstone (Kirkcaldy) (Lab)
Fiona McLeod (West of Scotland) (SNP)

*attended

THE FOLLOWING ALSO ATTENDED:

Cathy Jamieson (The Minister for Education and Young People)
Jan Raitt (Scottish Executive Education Department)

WITNESSES

Professor Kenneth MacKinnon (Ministerial Advisory Group on Gaelic)
Professor Donald Meek (Ministerial Advisory Group on Gaelic)

CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE

Martin Verity

SENIOR ASSISTANT CLERK

Susan Duffy

ASSISTANT CLERK

Ian Cowan

LOCATION

Committee Room 1