finance Committee
16^th Meeting 2008, Session 3

CONVENER

*Andrew Welsh (Angus) (SNP)

DEPUTY CONVENER

*Elaine Murray (Dumfries) (Lab)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

*Derek Brownlee (South of Scotland) (Con)
*Joe FitzPatrick (Dundee West) (SNP)
*James Kelly (Glasgow Rutherglen) (Lab)
*Liam McArthur (Orkney) (LD)
Tom McCabe (Hamilton South) (Lab)
*Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTES

Roseanna Cunningham (Perth) (SNP)
Ross Finnie (West of Scotland) (LD)
Murdo Fraser (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con)
Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

*attended

THE FOLLOWING GAVE EVIDENCE:

Professor David Bell
Dr Peter Collings
Eddie Frizzell
Professor David Heald
Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab)
Alasdair Morgan (South of Scotland) (SNP)
Jan Polley
Alf Young

CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE

Susan Duffy

SENIOR ASSISTANT CLERK

Mark Brough

ASSISTANT CLERK

Allan Campbell

LOCATION

Committee Room 1