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The Convener: Lab Committee
02 Oct 2001
Reporters
Item 2 concerns the appointment of reporters. I asked members to e-mail me if they were interested in being a reporter. I have received no e-mails so far, so we will need to defer that item till the next meeting. I will take it upon myself to speak to every committee member. W...
The Convener: Lab Committee
04 Jul 2000
Reporters
That is good.Nora Radcliffe has sent her apologies. I had an inquiry from the press yesterday about the sexual orientation reporter and sub-group—although we do not have a sub-group as such. One of the lobbyists, who did not want to be named, had complained to the press that t...
The Convener: Lab Committee
16 Nov 1999
Progress Reports
Our reporters' groups are informal, so, unlike reporters, they are not recognised in the guidance for the operation of committees. However, the situation that Michael Matheson has described would not arise because of the way in which the reporters' groups work.
The Convener: Lab Committee
12 Sep 2000
Consultations
If we are to start examining some of the consultations, would it be worth appointing reporters or asking the reporters groups to examine different areas? Building standards would come under the disability reporter, but I do not want to commit her to anything today while she is...
The Convener: Lab Committee
26 Sep 2000
Reporters
As agreed, we will take the reports from the reporters groups now, as some members have to leave early. Do any reporters have an update since our previous meeting?
The Convener: Lab Committee
07 Nov 2000
Reporters
I will ask the clerk to e-mail all members with information about the reporters. New members should contact the reporters for the areas in which they are particularly interested. We do not have sub-groups—we are not allowed to have sub-groups.
The Convener: Lab Committee
05 Dec 2000
Reporters
I point out, for the Official Report, that we do not have reporters' groups, we just have reporters.
The Convener: Lab Committee
19 Dec 2000
Reporters
The next item is reporters. Do any reporters have any comments to make?
The Convener: Lab Committee
27 Nov 2001
Reporters
I apologise again to members of the public and press for having to change the order of the agenda. The committee reporters have now arrived and we will move on to item 3—reports from the committee's reporters.
Kate MacLean: Lab Committee
18 Dec 2001
Consultative Steering Group Principles Inquiry
The Equal Opportunities Committee has standing reporters because it decided early on that the Parliament was not representative—there are no black MSPs and no MSPs with obvious disabilities. We had hoped to be able to co-opt people on to the committee, but the Scotland Act 199...
The Convener: Lab Committee
26 Sep 2000
Reporters
Are there any other reporters' reports?Before we move to item 4, I welcome four politicians from Azerbaijan who are visiting political parties in the UK through the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. I welcome them to the committee and hope that they enjoy the business.
The Convener: Lab Committee
21 Nov 2000
Reporters
We will conclude that item as there are no other reporters here.
The Convener: Lab Committee
05 Dec 2000
Reporters
Do any of the other reporters have a report?
The Convener: Lab Committee
19 Dec 2000
Reporters
Do other reporters have any comments?
The Convener: Lab Committee
13 Feb 2001
Reporters
Do other reporters want to report anything before we move into private session?
The Convener: Lab Committee
19 Jun 2001
Reporters
Do any of the other reporters have reports to make? If not, we will move on. As members are aware, we have a vacancy for a reporter. We will discuss the subject in private under our future work programme.
The Convener: Lab Committee
02 Oct 2001
Reporters
Do other reporters have reports?
The Convener: Lab Committee
30 Apr 2002
Reporters
I am sure that no committee members would object to that. When we are discussing the work plan later we can fit that in. Do any other reporters have anything to report? If not, before we move into private session I thank the British Sign Language interpreter and the palantypis...
The Convener: Lab Committee
25 Jun 2002
Reporters
If there is progress on the matter during the recess, members will be e-mailed so that they know what is happening. Do any other reporters wish to comment?
Kate Maclean: Lab Committee
04 Nov 2003
Scottish Water
There are three options in the bullet points in paragraph 4 of the clerk's paper, which are—as it says in paragraph 5—not mutually exclusive. I would not support our taking the action that is suggested in the third bullet point. The actions that are suggested in the first two ...
Kate MacLean (Dundee West) (Lab): Lab Chamber
08 Nov 2000
Equality Strategy
I, too, congratulate Jackie Baillie and Margaret Curran on their new appointments. I look forward to working with them.Fiona Hyslop said that she thought it would be better if we heard from the Equal Opportunities Committee's reporters. During the past year or so, both the com...
The Convener: Lab Committee
21 Sep 1999
Reporters Groups
Item 4 on the agenda is reporters groups. We have had a rather patchy response. Some people have not put their names forward for any groups. Members could volunteer for groups now, or we could leave it for another week—we cannot have groups that comprise only one person.We hav...
The Convener: Lab Committee
05 Oct 1999
Progress Reports
Item three on the agenda is progress reports—if there are any. This item will probably be on the agenda at every meeting, although I do not expect reporters to report at every meeting—it will be on the agenda so that reporters have the opportunity to report. The first report i...
The Convener: Lab Committee
14 Dec 1999
Work Programme
We will have a timetable by the first week in January. The reporters groups are unlikely to meet more than once before then. I have no problem with the reporters groups meeting anyone they want to and reporting to the committee when there is time.
The Convener: Lab Committee
29 Feb 2000
Reporters
Johann Lamont will now speak for the reporters group on gender issues.
The Convener: Lab Committee
04 Jul 2000
Reporters
The next item is the reporters' reports. Irene McGugan will report first.
The Convener: Lab Committee
12 Sep 2000
Reporters
I forgot to ask, do members have any questions for Michael McMahon? Are there any questions for Nora? No.Lee Bridges will be contacting reporters to discuss their role in the committee and the kind of support that they will have.
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Oct 2000
Reporters
We are still dealing with reporters' reports.
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Oct 2000
Reporters
Under reporters' reports?
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Oct 2000
Reporters
I suspect that there will be quite a bit of interest when the committee discusses same-sex marriages.As there are no further questions or comments on that report, that concludes our discussion of reporters' reports. We now move into private session for items 7 and 8 on the age...
The Convener: Lab Committee
07 Nov 2000
Reporters
Item 9 of our agenda is on progress reports. Members should have received written reports from the reporters. The first is from Nora Radcliffe, the reporter on sexual orientation.
The Convener: Lab Committee
07 Nov 2000
Reporters
People will be able to get in touch with the reporters and find out when they can hold discussions with them after that e-mail has been sent.
The Convener: Lab Committee
21 Nov 2000
Reporters
The next item on the agenda is reporters' progress reports. There is a written report from Elaine Smith, who is not here. The recommendation in that report is to note the key issues that face women in relation to transport.
The Convener: Lab Committee
19 Dec 2000
Reporters
Yes.Before we move into private, I officially record my thanks to all members of the committee. As there has been a committee restructuring, different MSPs will be on the committee. I thank all the members who have served on the committee since its inception, especially Nora R...
The Convener: Lab Committee
16 Jan 2001
Reporters
That is right. In fact, there are now two vacancies for reporters. Any members who are interested in the positions should contact me. At the next meeting, we can agree the new appointments. Is that agreed?Members indicated agreement.
The Convener: Lab Committee
30 Jan 2001
Reporters
There is one brief item left before we move into private session. Members will remember that Irene McGugan and Nora Radcliffe, who are no longer on the committee, were the reporters on disability issues and on sexual orientation. I put on record again my thanks for the work th...
The Convener: Lab Committee
13 Feb 2001
Reporters
The final item on the agenda in the public part of the meeting is reports from reporters. There is a written report from Michael McMahon about his meeting with refugee schoolchildren. Does he want to say anything about it?
The Convener: Lab Committee
27 Mar 2001
Reporters
Under the final public item on the agenda, we will hear from committee reporters. We must leave the room very soon.
The Convener: Lab Committee
24 Apr 2001
Reporters
The next item on the agenda is reporters. Members have a written report from Elaine Smith, the reporter on gender issues. Elaine, do you wish to say anything?
The Convener: Lab Committee
19 Jun 2001
Reporters
Item 2 is consideration of reports from the committee's reporters. Elaine Smith has produced a paper, which I ask her to speak to.
The Convener: Lab Committee
18 Sep 2001
Reporters
The third agenda item is consideration of the appointment of a reporter for sexual orientation and disability issues. We have had so many changes to the membership of the committee in recent months that although we have had a reporter for race issues and one for gender issues,...
The Convener: Lab Committee
02 Oct 2001
Reporters
That concludes the reporters' reports so, with apologies to the press—we have not taken up much of your time this morning—we move into private session.
The Convener: Lab Committee
30 Oct 2001
Reporters
Agenda item 4 is the appointment of reporters on sexual orientation issues and disability issues. Changes to committee membership mean that those positions have not been filled officially for some time. We asked members to e-mail the clerks if they were interested and Cathy Pe...
The Convener: Lab Committee
30 Oct 2001
Reporters
The next agenda item is reports from reporters. Elaine Smith was ill when the previous meeting was held, so we held her report over until today's meeting.
The Convener: Lab Committee
27 Nov 2001
Petition
We have heard that one of the reporters is still stuck in traffic and that he will not arrive for another 10 minutes. We will have to move on to the private part of the meeting. When the reporters arrive, we will come back into public session to take item 3. I apologise to the...
The Convener: Lab Committee
08 Jan 2002
Reporters
We can agree on the draft report today and ask Gil Paterson to report at the next meeting, under the reporters item, and answer questions. We should agree on the draft report to enable the meeting on 22 January to go ahead. We can speak to Gil Paterson at the next committee me...
The Convener: Lab Committee
30 Apr 2002
Reporters
Item four is committee reporters. Everyone should have received a paper from the sexual orientation reporter. Cathy, do you want to speak to the paper?
The Convener: Lab Committee
25 Jun 2002
Reporters
We move on to agenda item 5. Do the reporters have anything to report?
The Convener: Lab Committee
10 Sep 2002
Work Programme
The committee has always operated with four core reporters. So far, we have not appointed reporters on an ad hoc basis, but that would be a decision for the committee. As Tommy Sheridan knows, Elaine Smith is the reporter on gender issues. Since the committee started its work,...
The Convener: Lab Committee
26 Nov 2002
Reporters
Under item 2 we are to consider reports from our reporters. I ask Cathy Peattie to talk to her paper, which has been circulated to members.
The Convener: Lab Committee
04 Mar 2003
Reporters
Under item 2, we are to consider reports from our reporters. The first report is the gender reporter's report. I ask Elaine Smith whether she wants to speak to her paper, which was circulated to members with the agenda.
Kate MacLean: Lab Committee
18 Dec 2001
Consultative Steering Group Principles Inquiry
I read the submission, which criticised the fact that, of our four reporters, the reporter for race also covers religious discrimination. The submission also criticised the fact that the reporter does not deal with the point of view of religious groups or the evidence that suc...
Kate MacLean (Convener, Equal Opportunities Committee): Lab Committee
02 Oct 2001
Consultative Steering Group Principles
Thank you, convener. It is a bit strange to be sitting at this side of the table instead of in the convener's chair.As the convener has introduced the Equal Opportunities Committee delegation, I will go straight to a brief presentation, after which we will answer questions.As ...
The Convener: Lab Committee
13 Feb 2001
Reporters
Your report is useful and covers many areas, but we might want to take more evidence on the subject, as there may be other issues that are relevant to the committee's remit. Michael McMahon's report can certainly act as a starting point for evidence to the lead committee for s...
The Convener: Lab Committee
02 Nov 1999
Correspondence
If the committee was going to discuss the issue, I would rather it was as an agenda item, as agendas are in the public domain. It would be unfair to discuss issues of public interest without the public's prior knowledge. I would prefer the reporters to prepare a report for the...
The Convener (Kate MacLean): Lab Committee
16 Nov 1999
Scottish Parliament<br />Equal Opportunities Committee<br />Tuesday 16 November 1999<br />(Morning)
I welcome everyone to this morning's Equal Opportunities Committee meeting. I am sorry for the delay in starting. I thought that a supplementary agenda with other items for discussion was being circulated, but apparently that cannot be done without going through certain proced...
The Convener: Lab Committee
06 Jun 2000
Reporters
Perhaps we should leave it to Michael to come back with a short report that outlines future courses of action and lists other organisations that we can take evidence from.
The Convener: Lab Committee
20 Jun 2000
Reporters
Do members have any questions about that? When we come to consider the housing bill, would it be appropriate for us to review all the evidence that we have taken so far, decide whether there are other organisations from which we want to take evidence, and invite ministers befo...
The Convener: Lab Committee
04 Jul 2000
Reporters
The convener said that she would mention the offer when she contacted the Minister for Justice. There was no particular response one way or the other.
The Convener: Lab Committee
26 Sep 2000
Reporters
Are there any questions or comments? We can deal with recommendation 9, on the housing bill, when we consider the housing bill. Are the other two recommendations agreed?Members indicated agreement.
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Equal Opportunities Committee, 02 Oct 2001

02 Oct 2001 · S1 · Equal Opportunities Committee
Item of business
Reporters
Maclean, Kate Lab Dundee West Watch on SPTV
Item 2 concerns the appointment of reporters. I asked members to e-mail me if they were interested in being a reporter. I have received no e-mails so far, so we will need to defer that item till the next meeting. I will take it upon myself to speak to every committee member. We will definitely appoint reporters at the next committee meeting because it is important that we do so.Item 3 concerns reports from reporters. A report from our gender reporter, Elaine Smith, has been circulated, but unfortunately she is unable to attend. Because members may wish to ask Elaine Smith questions, I suggest that we defer discussion of her report until the next meeting. Is that agreed?Members indicated agreement.

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The Convener: Lab
Item 2 concerns the appointment of reporters. I asked members to e-mail me if they were interested in being a reporter. I have received no e-mails so far, so...
The Convener: Lab
Do other reporters have reports?
Mr Michael McMahon (Hamilton North and Bellshill) (Lab): Lab
I can make a short report. I have been trying to follow up what we were dealing with at the tail-end of our meetings before the summer recess. I was starting...
The Convener: Lab
That concludes the reporters' reports so, with apologies to the press—we have not taken up much of your time this morning—we move into private session.
Meeting continued in private until 10:01.