Economy and Fair Work Committee [Draft]

Meeting date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024

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Interests

Good morning, and welcome to the 20th meeting of the Economy and Fair Work Committee in 2024. Apologies have been received this morning from Willie Coffey. Bob Doris is attending as a substitute.

Our first item is a declaration of interests by two new committee members. Before we hear those, I thank Colin Beattie, Maggie Chapman and Evelyn Tweed for their contributions to the work of the committee.

I welcome Lorna Slater, and I invite her to declare any relevant interests.

Thank you, convener. My interests are the same as those noted in my entry in the register of members’ interests: I worked for Orbital Marine Power at the time of my election and worked out my notice with the company after I was elected, and I am a member of Unite the union.

Thank you.

I welcome Michelle Thomson, and I invite her to declare any relevant interests.

Good morning, convener. Similarly, my entry in the register of members’ interests is up to date, but I note that I am an ambassador for the Westminster all-party parliamentary group on fair business banking, and I own a couple of buy-to-let properties. I am not sure that either of those things are relevant, but it is better to be on the safe side.

Thank you.