HEALTH AND SPORT COMMITTEE
19^th Meeting 2008, Session 3

CONVENER

*Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP)

DEPUTY CONVENER

*Ross Finnie (West of Scotland) (LD)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

*Helen Eadie (Dunfermline East) (Lab)
*Rhoda Grant (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
*Michael Matheson (Falkirk West) (SNP)
*Ian McKee (Lothians) (SNP)
*Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
*Dr Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Lab)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTES

Joe FitzPatrick (Dundee West) (SNP)
Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Con)
Irene Oldfather (Cunninghame South) (Lab)
Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD)

*attended

THE FOLLOWING GAVE EVIDENCE:

Jim Hamilton (Edinburgh Rugby)
Donna Kennedy (Scottish Women's Rugby Union Academy)
Gordon McKie (Scottish Rugby Union)
Kenny Murray (Culture and Sport Glasgow)
Colin Thomson (Scottish Rugby Union)
Gregor Townsend (Scottish Institute of Sport Foundation)
Peter Wright (Glasgow Hawks)

CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE

Tracey White

SENIOR ASSISTANT CLERK

Douglas Thornton

ASSISTANT CLERK

David Slater

LOCATION

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh