RURAL AFFAIRS AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
13^th Meeting 2008, Session 3

CONVENER

*Roseanna Cunningham (Perth) (SNP)

DEPUTY CONVENER

*John Scott (Ayr) (Con)

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

*Karen Gillon (Clydesdale) (Lab)
*Jamie Hepburn (Central Scotland) (SNP)
Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab)
*Peter Peacock (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)
*Mike Rumbles (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (LD)
*Bill Wilson (West of Scotland) (SNP)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTES

Bill Kidd (Glasgow) (SNP)
Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con)
John Farquhar Munro (Ross, Skye and Inverness West) (LD)
David Stewart (Highlands and Islands) (Lab)

*attended

THE FOLLOWING GAVE EVIDENCE:

Veronica Burbridge (Royal Town Planning Institute in Scotland)
Louise Feenie (Scottish Government Housing and Regeneration Directorate)
Richard Lochhead (Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment)
Kirsten Simonnet-Lefevre (Scottish Government Legal Directorate)
Jim MacKinnon (Scottish Government Directorate for the Built Environment)
Ian Strachan (Scottish Government Rural Directorate)

CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE

Peter McGrath

SENIOR ASSISTANT CLERK

Mark Roberts

LOCATION

Committee Room 1