Oral Evidence
Listed below are details of the Commission’s oral evidence sessions during September, October and November 2008. You can click on the links below to view transcripts of evidence or to watch a video of the proceedings. These will be posted up as soon as possible after the dates of the evidence sessions.
12 September – Scottish Parliament
- 9:30 am:
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland
- 11:00 am:
- Henry McLeish
- Transcript:
- 12 September Transcript [PDF – 152 Kb]
- Video:
- 12 September Video
19 September – Scottish Parliament
- 9:30 am:
- National Farmers Union Scotland
- 10:15 am:
- Heritage and Culture (Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Natural Heritage, Scottish Screen)
- Transcript:
- 19 September Transcript [PDF – 95 Kb]
- Video:
- 19 September Video
26 September – Scottish Parliament
- 1:00 pm:
- Scottish Council Foundation
- 2:00 pm:
- Graeme Pearson
- 3:00 pm:
- Society of Local Authority Chief Executives
- 4:00 pm:
- Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland
- Transcript:
- 26 September Transcript [PDF – 194 Kb]
- Video:
- 26 September Video
1 October – Lothian Chambers
- 10:30 am:
- Jack McConnell MSP
- Transcript:
- 1 October Transcript [PDF – 126 Kb]
6 October – Scottish Parliament, Committee Room 3
- 11:00 am:
- Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland
- 1:30 pm:
- CBI Scotland
- 2:30 pm:
- Scottish Funding Council
- 3:15 pm:
- Scotland's Colleges
- Transcript:
- 6 October Transcript [PDF – 218 Kb]
- Video:
- 6 October Video
10 October – Scottish Parliament, Committee Room 2
- 10:00 am:
- Scottish Trade Union Congress
- 11:00 am:
- Church of Scotland
- 2:00 pm:
- Scottish Environment Link
- 3:00 pm:
- Sustainable Development Commission: Scotland
- 4:00 pm:
- Scottish Fishermen’s Federation
- Transcript:
- 10 October Transcript [PDF – 239 Kb]
- Video:
- 10 October Video
13 October – Scottish Parliament, Committee Room 1
- 10:00 am:
- Veterans Scotland
- 11:00 am:
- Equalities and Human Rights Commission
- 2:00 pm:
- Consumer Focus Scotland
- 3:00 pm:
- Royal Society of Edinburgh
- 3:45 pm:
- Institute of Directors Scotland
- Transcript:
- 13 October Transcript [PDF – 218 Kb]
- Video:
- 13 October (from 10 am) Video
13 October (from 2 pm) Video
14 October – Scottish Parliament, Committee Room 1
- 10:00 am:
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
- 11:00 am:
- Oil and Gas UK
- 12:00 pm:
- Scottish Tourism Forum
- 2:00 pm:
- Scottish Council for Development and Industry
- 3:00 pm:
- General Teaching Council
- Transcript:
- 14 October Transcript [PDF – 262 Kb]
- Video:
- 14 October (from 10 am) Video
14 October (from 2 pm) Video
22 October – City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh
- 10:00 am:
- Law Society of Scotland
- 11:30 am:
- Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations, Scotland
- Transcript:
- 22 October Transcript [PDF – 154 Kb]
5 November – Houses of Parliament (Committee Room G)
- 1:40 pm:
- Health Protection Agency
- 2:20 pm:
- Food Standards Agency
- 3:00 pm:
- Office of Communications (Ofcom)
- Transcript:
- 5 November Transcript [PDF – 106 Kb]
18 November – Houses of Parliament (Committee Room 4A)
- 1:00 pm:
- UNISON
- 2:20 pm:
- Federation of Small Businesses
- Transcript:
- 18 November Transcript [PDF – 284 Kb]