29. Scottish Affairs
The Committee was nominated on 14 July 1997.
It had 11 Members and held 39 meetings.
|
| Members | Meetings attended |
|
|
Marshall, Mr David (Chairman) | 36
| |
Adams, Mrs Irene | 22 |
|
Atkinson, Mr Peter | 4 |
|
Begg, Miss Anne | 33 |
|
Clarke, Mr Eric | 28 |
|
McAllion, Mr John | 36 |
|
McKenna, Mrs (discharged, 2.3.98) | 11 |
|
Moore, Mr Michael | 37 |
|
Osborne, Mrs Sandra (added, 2.3.98) | 14 |
|
Stewart, Mr David | 26 |
|
Swayne, Mr David | 30 |
|
Welsh, Mr Andrew | 29 |
|
Overall attendance: 71.3%
Number of Members added: 1
Number of Members discharged: 1
Turnover of membership during the Session: 9
%
Staff
Committee Clerk: Ms A Barry
Other Committee staff: Mr J Dresner, Higher Executive
Officer (Grade 10), and Mrs L Humphreys, Secretary (Grade 13).
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Mr Gary Buchanan, Professor Neil Hood, Professor
Alan McGregor, Mr Alf Young and Professor Stephen Young.
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the
following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:-
Cabinet Ministers: 1
Other Ministers: 4
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives
of:-
Scottish Office: 11
other departments: 2
comprising:- Department for Education and Employment 2
executive agencies: 2
comprising:- Student Awards Agency for Scotland 2
non-departmental public bodies: 21
comprising:- Highlands and Islands Enterprise 4
Scottish Arts Council 2
Scottish Enterprise 4
Scottish Homes 4
Scottish Natural Heritage 2
Scottish Sports Council 3
Scottish Tourist Board 2
Appearances by other witnesses: 41
Overseas Visits
Date |
Destination
|
Members |
Staff |
Purpose
|
Cost |
23-26.3.98
|
Germany and Spain
|
9
|
2
|
Inquiry into the Operation of Multi-layer Democracy
|
£21,139.33*
|
* Includes cost of a facilitator for a Member.
Visits to European Institutions in Brussels and
Strasbourg
Date |
Destination
|
Members |
Staff |
Purpose
|
Cost |
10-11.3.98 |
European Commission, Brussels
|
9
|
2
|
Briefing on European Structural Funds and regional representation
|
£4,264.23*
|
*Includes cost of a facilitator for a Member
UK Visits
Date
|
Destination
|
Members
|
Staff
|
Purpose
|
Cost
|
22.10.97 |
Edinburgh |
9
|
2
|
Briefings |
£734.56*
|
8-9.12.97
|
Dundee and Glasgow
|
7
|
2
|
Inquiry into Welfare to Work: the New Deal in Scotland
|
£2,342.98*
|
27.4.98
|
Edinburgh |
5
|
3+
|
Oral Evidence on the care of the young chronically sick in Scotland
|
£1,531.07*
|
18-19.5.98
|
Island of Eigg |
4 |
2 |
Information |
£1,968.23*
|
28-29.6.98 |
Loch Katrine |
5
|
2
|
Information |
£995.03
|
19-20.7.98 |
Scottish Borders |
5 |
2 |
Inquiries into Inward/Outward Investment and Tourism in Scotland
|
£2,267.17*
|
*Includes cost of a facilitator for a Member
+Includes a shorthand writer
Reports and Minutes of Evidence
Title |
HC No.
(1997-98)
|
Date of
publication
|
No. of
pages
|
Sale price
|
Government
reply
|
First Report: Welfare to Work in Scotland: The New Deal
|
335-I
|
4.2.98
|
33
|
£8.00
|
Cm 3947, 5.5.98 |
Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: Welfare to Work: The New Deal
Second Report: The Operation of Multi-layer Democracy
Minutes of Evidence: The Operation of Multi-layer Democracy
First Special Report: Government Observations on the First Report of the Committee (Session 1996-97) on Housing and Anti-Social Behaviour
Second Special Report: Government Observations on the Second Report of the Committee (Session 1996-97) on the Implementation of Community Care in Scotland
|
335-II
460-I
460-II
192
193
|
4.2.98
2.12.98
2.12.98
28.7.98
28.7.98
|
196
51
112
33
11
|
£19.50
£9.70
£15.90
£4.00
£3.40
|
Not applicable
Reply awaited
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
|
Minutes of Evidence: The Work of the Scottish Office
|
293
|
6.2.98
|
24
|
£6.20
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: Air Services in and out of Scotland
|
336
|
28.1.98
|
15
|
£4.75
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: The Work of the Scottish Arts Council
|
442-i
|
11.2.98
|
30
|
£7.00
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: The Work of the Students Award Agency for Scotland
|
550
|
18.3.98
|
19
|
£5.50
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: The Work of the Scottish Arts Council
|
442-ii
|
16.4.98
|
54
|
£6.20
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: The Government's Housing Policy in Scotland
|
638-i
|
19.5.98
|
38
|
£8.00
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: The Work of the Scottish Water Authorities
|
674
|
20.5.98
|
36
|
£8.00
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence and Appendix: Care of the Young Chronically Sick
|
703
|
27.5.98
|
28
|
£7.00
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: European Structural Funds
|
714
|
4.6.98
|
15
|
£4.75
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: The Work of the Scottish Sports Council
|
738
|
8.6.98
|
25
|
£6.20
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: The Work of Scottish Natural Heritage
|
754
|
3.7.98
|
34
|
£8.00
|
Not applicable |
Minutes of Evidence: The Government's Housing Policy in Scotland
|
638-ii
|
8.7.98
|
59
|
£5.50
|
Not applicable |
Divisions
Date |
Subject
|
18.11.98 |
Three, on consideration of amendments to Chairman's draft Report on The Operation of Multi-layer Democracy.
|
Debates
None
Evidence
Oral evidence was taken at 28 of the Committee's 39 meetings.
On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly
in private. The Committee received 152 memoranda, of which 21
came from Government departments, 4 from executive agencies and
18 from associated public bodies. The Committee published 74 memoranda.
Inquiry |
No. of oral evidence sessions
|
No. of
memoranda
received
|
No. of memoranda received from Government departments/
executive agencies/
associated public bodies
|
No. of memoranda published
|
No. of memoranda made available in the Record Office for public use and placed in the Library
|
Welfare to Work in Scotland: The New Deal
|
5
|
29
|
6/1/4
|
29
|
0
|
The Operation of Multi-layer Democracy
|
4
|
19
|
3/0/0
|
10
|
9
|
Inward/Outward Investment
|
5
|
22
|
3/0/2
|
2
|
0
|
Tourism in Scotland
|
1
|
22
|
3/0/2
|
2
|
0
|
Other |
13
|
59
|
5/3/11
|
27
|
0
|
Total |
28
|
152
|
21/4/18
|
74
|
9
|
| 
