Back

Committee News Release

01/2003

Wednesday 10 June 2003

PARLIAMENT COMMITTEES’ CONVENERS CHOSEN

Eleven out of the sixteen of the Scottish Parliament’s Committees have met today and chosen Conveners and Deputy Conveners.

In their first meeting this session, the Committee members also declared any interests and in many instances discussed the ‘legacy’ papers from the previous session’s Committee (s).

The Committees which have met today are:
1. Subordinate Legislation
2. Finance
3. Health
4. Justice 1
5. Equal Opportunities
6. Audit
7. Environment and Rural Development
8. Local Government and Transport
9. Communities
10. Justice 2
11. Standards

The Convenership and make up of the Committees will be as follows:

Subordinate Legislation Committee

Convener: Labour - Dr Sylvia Jackson
Deputy Convener: SSP
7 Members:
3 Labour – Gordon Jackson, Dr Sylvia Jackson, Christine May
1 SNP – Stewart Maxwell
1 Conservative – Murray Tosh
1 Liberal Democrat – Mike Pringle
1 Green or independent or SSCUP or SSP – SSP member yet to be confirmed

Finance Committee

Convener: Labour – Des McNulty
Deputy Convener: SNP - Fergus Ewing
9 Members:
4 Labour – Wendy Alexander, Kate Maclean, Des McNulty, Elaine Murray
2 SNP – Fergus Ewing, Jim Mather
1 Conservative – Ted Brocklebank
1 Liberal Democrat – Jeremy Purvis
1 Green or independent or SSCUP or SSP – John Swinburne (indep)

Health

Convener: SNP - Christine Grahame
Deputy Convener: Labour - Janis Hughes
9 Members:
4 Labour – Helen Eadie, Janis Hughes, Kate McLean, Duncan McNeil
2 SNP – Christine Grahame, Shona Robison
1 Conservative – David Davidson
1 Liberal Democrat – Mike Rumbles
1 Green or independent or SSCUP or SSP – Dr Jean Turner (indep)

Justice 1

Convener: Labour - Pauline McNeill
Deputy Convener: SNP - Stewart Maxwell
7 Members:
3 Labour – Bill Butler, Marlyn Glen, Pauline McNeill
2 SNP – Michael Matheson, Stewart Maxwell
1 Conservative – Margaret Mitchell
1 Liberal Democrat – Margaret Smith

Equal Opportunities Committee

Convener: Labour - Cathy Peatie
Deputy Convener: Liberal Democrat - Keith Raffan
9 Members:
4 Labour – Marlyn Glenn, Marilyn Livingstone, Cathy Peatie, Elaine Smith
1 SNP – Campbell Martin
1 Conservative – Nanette Milne
1 Liberal Democrat – Keith Raffan
2 Green or independent or SSCUP or SSP – Shiona Baird (Green), Frances Curran (SSP)

Audit Committee

Convener: Conservative - Brian Monteith
Deputy Convener: SNP - Kenny MacAskill
7 Members:
3 Labour – Rhona Brankin, Susan Deacon, Margaret Jamieson
1 SNP – Kenny MacAskill
1 Conservative – Brian Monteith
1 Liberal Democrat – George Lyon
1 Green or independent or SSCUP or SSP – Robin Harper (Green)

Environment and Rural Development

Convener: Labour - Sarah Boyack
Deputy Convener: Green - Eleanor Scott
9 Members:
4 Labour – Sarah Boyack, Karen Gillon, Maureen MacMillan, Alasdair Morrison
2 SNP – Roseanna Cunningham, Rob Gibson
1 Conservative – Alex Johnstone
1 Liberal Democrat – Nora Radcliffe
1 Green or independent or SSCUP or SSP - Eleanor Scott

Local Government and Transport

Convener: Labour - Bristow Muldoon
Deputy Convener: SNP - Andrew Welsh
9 Members:
4 Labour – Dr Sylvia Jackson, Michael McMahon, Paul Martin, Bristow Muldoon
2 SNP – Bruce McFee, Andrew Welsh
1 Conservative – David Mundell
1 Liberal Democrat – Iain Smith
1 Green or independent or SSCUP or SSP – Rosie Kane (SSP)

Communities

Convener: Labour - Johann Lamont
Deputy Convener: Liberal Democrat - Donald Gorrie
9 Members:
4 Labour - Cathie Craigie, Johann Lamont, Maureen MacMillan, Elaine Smith
2 SNP – Stewart Stephenson, Campbell Martin
1 Conservative – Mary Scanlon
1 Liberal Democrat – Donald Gorrie
1 Green or independent or SSCUP or SSP - Patrick Harvie (Green)

Justice 2

Convener: Conservative - Annabel Goldie
Deputy Convener: Labour - Karen Whitefield
7 Members:
3 Labour – Jackie Baillie, Scot Barrie, Karen Whitefield
1 SNP – Nicola Sturgeon
1 Conservative – Annabel Goldie
1 Liberal Democrat – Mike Pringle
1 Green or independent or SSCUP or SSP – Colin Fox (SSP)

Standards Committee

Convener: SNP - Tricia Marwick
Deputy Convener: Labour - Kenneth MacIntosh
7 Members:
3 Labour – Bill Butler, Kenneth MacIntosh, Karen Whitefield
2 SNP – Tricia Marwick, Alex Neil
1 Conservative – Alex Fergusson
1 Liberal Democrat – Donald Gorrie

Background

There are eight Mandatory Committees which are stated within the Standing Orders:
1. Audit
2. Equal Opportunities
3. European and External Affairs
4. Finance
5. Procedures
6. Public Petitions
7. Standards
8. Subordinate Legislation

The subject Committees this session will be:
1. Communities
2. Education (to include Young People)
3. Enterprise and Culture (to include Lifelong Learning, Tourism and Sport)
4. Environment and Rural Development
5. Justice 1
6. Justice 2
7. Health (to include Community Care)
8. Local Government and Transport

For further information, the media contact is:

Sally Coyne: 0131 348 6269
Out of hours: 07699 717177
email: sally.coyne@scottish.parliament.uk

For public information enquiries, contact: 0131 34 85000

For general enquiries, contact: 0845 278 1999 (local call rate)
email: sp.info@scottish.parliament.uk
Visit our website at: www.scottish.parliament.uk