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The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
22 May 2013
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 16th meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I remind everyone to turn off or, at least, turn to silent their mobile phones and other electronic devices to avoid them interfering with the sound equipment....
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
19 Jun 2013
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s 20th meeting in 2013. I remind everyone to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones and other electronic devices. We have received apologies from Rhoda Grant.Item 1 is a dec...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
29 May 2013
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 17th meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I remind everyone who is present to turn off or, at least, to turn to silent all mobile phones and other electronic devices.We have received no apologies.Item ...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
26 Jun 2013
Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 21st meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome all members and witnesses as well as those in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least turn to silent, their mobile phones ...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
05 Jun 2013
Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome members and our witnesses to the 18th meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I also welcome visitors to the public gallery.I remind everyone present to turn off—or at least turn to silent—all mobile phones an...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
04 Sep 2013
Interests
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 22nd meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members back to Parliament after the summer recess, and I welcome our witnesses and I welcome the visitors in the gallery. I remind everyone to t...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
30 Oct 2013
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 29th meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome committee members, our witnesses—who I will come to in a second—and those in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least to tu...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
09 Oct 2013
Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 28th meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I remind everyone present to turn off, or at least to turn to silent, all mobile phones and other electronic devices, so that they do not interfere with th...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
11 Sep 2013
Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 23rd meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I remind everyone to turn off—or at least turn to silent—all mobile phones and other electronic devices. Before we start, I hope that members will indulge...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
15 Jan 2014
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the first meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome the committee members, witnesses and any visitors who are with us. I wish those of you whom I have not seen so far a happy new year.I remind eve...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
06 Nov 2013
Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 30th meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses—whom I will come to in a second—and those joining us in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off all mobile phone...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
18 Jun 2014
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 19th meeting of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee in 2014. I welcome all members, and I remind everyone to turn off, or at least turn to silent, all mobile phones and other electronic devices.Item 1 is to ask the commi...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
27 Nov 2013
Interests
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome all members to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s 33rd meeting in 2013 and I remind everyone to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones and electronic devices.I welcome Christian Allard to his first public me...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
20 Nov 2013
Decisions on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 32nd meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome my MSP colleagues, our witnesses and the visitors in the gallery, and ask everyone to turn off all electronic devices and mobile phones, please, ...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
28 May 2014
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Welcome to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s 17th meeting in 2014. I remind everyone to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones and other electronic devices so that they do not interfere with the sound equipment.Under agenda item 1, do members agree to ...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
12 Mar 2014
Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the seventh meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, witnesses and the visitors in the public gallery. I remind everyone to please turn off—or at least turn to silent—mobile phones and o...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
19 Mar 2014
Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome all members, our witnesses and those who have joined us in the public gallery to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s eighth meeting in 2014. I remind everyone to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones and oth...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
30 Apr 2014
Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to this, the 13th meeting of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee in 2014. I welcome members, witnesses and our guests in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least turn to silent, all mobile phones and other...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
22 Jan 2014
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the second meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, the Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, his officials and the visitors who have joined us in the gallery.I remind everyone to...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
19 Feb 2014
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s fourth meeting in 2014. I remind everyone to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones and other electronic devices. We have apologies from Hanzala Malik and we are joine...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
26 Feb 2014
Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the fifth meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses and guests in the gallery, and I remind everyone to turn off or, at least, turn to silent all mobile phones and other electro...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
05 Mar 2014
Interests
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s sixth meeting in 2014. I welcome our witnesses, whom I will introduce in a moment. I remind everyone to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones and other electronic dev...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
23 Apr 2014
Interests
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 11th meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome all members and witnesses—whom I will introduce shortly—and the guests who join us in the gallery. I remind everyone to please turn off, or at le...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
28 Apr 2014
Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s 12th meeting in 2014. I remind everyone to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones and other electronic devices, so that they do not interfere with the sound equipmen...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
02 Apr 2014
Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 10th meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses and the visitors in the public gallery. I remind everybody to turn off, or at least turn to silent, all mobile phones and ...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
21 May 2014
Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s 16th meeting in 2014. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least turn to silent, all mobile phones and other electronic devices, so that they do not interfere with the sound equipmen...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
01 Oct 2014
Interests
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 22nd meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members and our witnesses. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least turn to silent, all mobile phones and other electronic devices so that they...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
11 Jun 2014
Interests
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 18th meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses, who I will introduce in a second, and our visitors to the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least to t...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
07 May 2014
Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 14th meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, witnesses and guests in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones and other electro...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
29 Oct 2014
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 24th meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members; I hope that you all had an enjoyable and restful recess. I also welcome our witnesses, whom I will introduce in a moment, and visitors who j...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
12 Nov 2014
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 27th meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses and the visitors in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones and oth...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
03 Dec 2014
Interests
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 29th meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, and the Minister for Business, Energy and Tourism and other witnesses, to whom I will come in a moment. I remind everyone to turn off or...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
20 Aug 2014
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 21st meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome our witnesses, whom I will introduce in a moment, and any visitors in the public gallery. I remind everyone to please turn off—or at least turn t...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
06 Aug 2014
Decisions on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 20th meeting in 2014 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members and our guests and remind everyone to turn off—or at least turn to silent—all mobile phones and other electronic devices so that they do ...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
14 Jan 2015
Interests
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome all the members, our witnesses and those who are joining us in the public gallery to the first meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I remind everyone to turn off—or, at least, turn to silent—all mobile phon...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
21 Jan 2015
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the second meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses—whom I will come to in a moment—and our visitors in the gallery. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least to turn to silent, all mobile phone...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
28 Jan 2015
Witness Expenses
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome to the third meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee members, our witnesses, to whom I will come shortly, and the visitors who have joined us in the gallery. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least turn to s...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
04 Feb 2015
Creative Industries (Economic Impact)
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the fourth meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses, whom I will introduce shortly, and those joining us in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off or at least tu...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
18 Feb 2015
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the fifth meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome all members and the committee’s adviser to our export inquiry, Jane Gotts, and I remind everyone to please turn off or at least turn to silent a...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
25 Feb 2015
Decisions on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the sixth meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome all members and our witnesses and remind everyone to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones and other electronic devices. We hav...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
11 Mar 2015
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the eighth meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members and guests joining us in the public gallery, and I remind everyone, please, to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones and ot...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
18 Mar 2015
Internationalising Scottish Business
Good morning. Welcome to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s ninth meeting in 2015. I welcome members, witnesses and guests in the gallery and remind everyone to turn off—or at least turn to silent—all mobile phones and other electronic devices so that they do not inte...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
25 Mar 2015
Internationalising Scottish Business
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 10th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome all members and remind everyone to turn off, or at least turn to silent, all mobile phones and other electronic devices so that they do not inter...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
22 Apr 2015
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 11th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome all members, our witnesses—who I will come to in a moment—and anyone joining us in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off or at least ...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
20 May 2015
Decisions on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 13th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome all our witnesses, who I will introduce in a moment. I also welcome to the public gallery the delegation from Poland who are visiting Scotland to fi...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
27 May 2015
Security of Supply
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 14th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members and our witnesses, who we will come to in a moment. I also welcome any visitors in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off, or ...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
03 Jun 2015
Security of Supply
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 15th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses, who I will introduce in a moment, and visitors in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least turn to ...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
17 Jun 2015
Subordinate Legislation
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome members, our first panellists, who I will introduce in a moment, and visitors in the gallery to the 17th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least turn to silent, any m...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
24 Jun 2015
Witness Expenses
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 18th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome our members, our witnesses—who I will introduce shortly—and visitors to the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off or turn to silent all mob...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
02 Sep 2015
Security of Supply
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 19th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members back after the summer recess and I welcome our witnesses, whom I shall introduce in a moment, and anyone joining us in the public gallery...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
16 Sep 2015
Work, Wages and Wellbeing Inquiry
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s 21st meeting in 2015. I welcome all members and our witnesses, who I will introduce in a moment. I also welcome visitors in the public gallery. I remind everyone please to turn off, o...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
23 Sep 2015
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 22nd meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witness and those in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off—or at least to turn to silent—any mobile phones or electronic...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
07 Oct 2015
Witness Expenses
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you all to the 24th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least turn to silent, all mobile phones and other electronic devices, so that they do not interfere with the com...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
08 Oct 2015
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 25th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses and our guests in the gallery. I remind everyone to turn off, or at least to turn to silent mode all mobile phones and oth...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
28 Oct 2015
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 26th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses and any visitors in the gallery. I remind everyone to please turn off, or at least turn to silent, all mobile phones and o...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
30 Sep 2015
Work, Wages and Wellbeing Inquiry
Good morning and welcome to the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee’s 23rd meeting in 2015. I remind everyone to turn off—or at least turn to silent—all mobile phones and other electronic devices, so that they do not interfere with the sound equipment. Agenda item 1 is a co...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
04 Nov 2015
Decisions on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 27th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome our witnesses, whom I will come to in a second. I also welcome the committee members and our guests in the public gallery. I remind everyone to p...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
18 Nov 2015
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 29th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses and visitors in the gallery. I remind everyone to please turn off, or at least turn to silent, all mobile phones and other...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
25 Nov 2015
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the 30th meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome all members, our witnesses, to whom I will come in a second, and visitors in the public gallery. I remind everyone to turn off or turn to silent ...
The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con Committee
02 Dec 2015
Witness Expenses
I welcome everyone to the 31st meeting in 2015 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I welcome members, our witnesses, who will give evidence shortly, and visitors in the public gallery. I remind everyone please to turn off or at least turn to silent all mobile phones ...
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Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 22 May 2013

22 May 2013 · S4 · Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee
Item of business
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Fraser, Murdo Con Mid Scotland and Fife Watch on SPTV
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 16th meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I remind everyone to turn off or, at least, turn to silent their mobile phones and other electronic devices to avoid them interfering with the sound equipment.I turn to item 1 on the agenda. Are members content that we consider our draft report on Bannockburn 2014 in private at this and future meetings?Members indicated agreement.

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The Convener (Murdo Fraser) Con
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the 16th meeting in 2013 of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee. I remind everyone to turn off or, at le...