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MEMBERSHIP AND CONVENERSHIP OF PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES AS AT 13 JUNE 2003

All sixteen of the Scottish Parliament's Committees have chosen Conveners and Deputy Conveners as follows.

MANDATORY COMMITTEES

Audit Committee
Convener: Conservative - Brian Monteith
Deputy Convener: SNP - Kenny MacAskill
Membership: 3 Labour – Rhona Brankin, Susan Deacon, Margaret Jamieson
1 SNP – Kenny MacAskill
1 Conservative – Brian Monteith
1 Liberal Democrat – George Lyon
1 Green– Robin Harper

Equal Opportunities Committee
Convener: Labour - Cathy Peatie
Deputy Convener: Liberal Democrat - Keith Raffan
Membership: 4 Labour – Marlyn Glenn, Marilyn Livingstone, Cathy Peatie, Elaine Smith
1 SNP – Campbell Martin
1 Conservative – Nanette Milne
1 Liberal Democrat – Keith Raffan
1 Green – Shiona Baird
1 SSP - Frances Curran

European and External Relations Committee
Convener: SNP - Richard Lochhead
Deputy Convener: Labour - Irene Oldfather
Membership: 4 Labour - John Home Robertson, , Gordon Jackson, Alasdair Morrison, Irene Oldfather
2 SNP – Margaret Ewing, Richard Lochhead
1 Conservative – Phil Gallie
1 Liberal Democrat – Keith Raffan
1 Independent – Dennis Canavan

Finance Committee
Convener: Labour – Des McNulty
Deputy Convener: SNP - Fergus Ewing
Membership: 4 Labour – Wendy Alexander, Kate Maclean, Des McNulty, Elaine Murray
2 SNP – Fergus Ewing, Jim Mather
1 Conservative – Ted Brocklebank
1 Liberal Democrat – Jeremy Purvis
1 SSCUP – John Swinburne

Procedures Committee
Convener: Liberal Democrat - Iain Smith
Deputy Convener: Labour - Karen Gillon
Membership: 3 Labour – Richard Baker, Cathie Craigie, Karen Gillon
1 SNP – Bruce Crawford
1 Conservative – Jamie McGrigor
1 Liberal Democrat – Iain Smith
1 Green– Mark Ballard

Public Petitions Committee
Convener: Labour - Michael McMahon
Deputy Convener: Conservative - John Scott
Membership: 4 Labour – Jackie Baillie, Helen Eadie, Michael McMahon, Mike Watson
2 SNP – Linda Fabiani, Sandra White
1 Conservative – John Scott
1 Liberal Democrat – John Farquar-Munro
1 SSP – Carolyn Leckie

Standards Committee
Convener: SNP - Tricia Marwick
Deputy Convener: Labour - Kenneth MacIntosh
Membership: 3 Labour – Bill Butler, Kenneth MacIntosh, Karen Whitefield
2 SNP – Tricia Marwick, Alex Neil
1 Conservative – Alex Fergusson
1 Liberal Democrat – Donald Gorrie

Subordinate Legislation Committee
Convener: Labour - Dr Sylvia Jackson
Deputy Convener: SSP tbc
Membership: 3 Labour – Gordon Jackson, Dr Sylvia Jackson, Christine May
1 SNP – Stewart Maxwell
1 Conservative – Murray Tosh
1 Liberal Democrat – Mike Pringle
1 Green or independent or SSCUP or SSP – SSP member tbc

SUBJECT COMMITTEES

Communities
Convener: Labour - Johann Lamont
Deputy Convener: Liberal Democrat - Donald Gorrie
Membership: 4 Labour - Cathie Craigie, Johann Lamont, Maureen MacMillan, Elaine Smith
2 SNP – Stewart Stephenson, Campbell Martin
1 Conservative – Mary Scanlon
1 Liberal Democrat – Donald Gorrie
1 Green – Patrick Harvie

Education
Convener: Liberal Democrat - Robert Brown
Deputy Convener: Conservative - Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
Membership: 4 Labour – Wendy Alexander, Rhona Brankin, Kenneth MacIntosh, Elaine Murray
2 SNP – Fiona Hyslop, Adam Ingram
1 Conservative – Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
1 Liberal Democrat – Robert Brown
1 SSP – Rosemary Byrne

Enterprise and Culture
Convener: SNP - Alasdair Morgan
Deputy Convener: Labour - Mike Watson
Membership: 4 Labour – Richard Baker, Susan Deacon, Christine May, Mike Watson
2 SNP – Brian Adam, Alasdair Morgan
1 Conservative – Murdo Fraser
1 Liberal Democrat – Jamie Stone
1 Green – Chris Balance

Environment and Rural Development
Convener: Labour - Sarah Boyack
Deputy Convener: Green - Eleanor Scott
Membership: 4 Labour – Sarah Boyack, Karen Gillon, Maureen MacMillan, Alasdair Morrison
2 SNP – Roseanna Cunningham, Rob Gibson
1 Conservative – Alex Johnstone
1 Liberal Democrat – Nora Radcliffe
1 Green - Eleanor Scott

Justice 1
Convener: Labour - Pauline McNeill
Deputy Convener: SNP - Stewart Maxwell
Membership: 3 Labour – Bill Butler, Marlyn Glen, Pauline McNeill
2 SNP – Michael Matheson, Stewart Maxwell
1 Conservative – Margaret Mitchell
1 Liberal Democrat – Margaret Smith

Justice 2
Convener: Conservative - Annabel Goldie
Deputy Convener: Labour - Karen Whitefield
Membership: 3 Labour – Jackie Baillie, Scot Barrie, Karen Whitefield
1 SNP – Nicola Sturgeon
1 Conservative – Annabel Goldie
1 Liberal Democrat – Mike Pringle
1 SSP – Colin Fox

Health
Convener: SNP - Christine Grahame
Deputy Convener: Labour - Janis Hughes
Membership: 4 Labour – Helen Eadie, Janis Hughes, Kate McLean, Duncan McNeil
2 SNP – Christine Grahame, Shona Robison
1 Conservative – David Davidson
1 Liberal Democrat – Mike Rumbles
1 Independent – Dr Jean Turner

Local Government and Transport
Convener: Labour - Bristow Muldoon
Deputy Convener: SNP - Andrew Welsh
Membership: 4 Labour – Dr Sylvia Jackson, Michael McMahon, Paul Martin, Bristow Muldoon
2 SNP – Bruce McFee, Andrew Welsh
1 Conservative – David Mundell
1 Liberal Democrat – Iain Smith
1 SSP – Rosie Kane