§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the current members of the Convention of the Highlands and Islands, together with their qualification for membership. [6826]
§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 4 July 1997]: Membership comprises all MPs and MEPs whose constituencies lie wholly or partially within the area of operation of Highlands and Islands Enterprise together with nominees of the local authorities and public sector economic development agencies operating in the Highlands and Islands. A list of the current members of the Convention of the Highlands and Islands is set out below:
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Convention of the Highlands and Islands: Membership Council/enterprise Mrs. Winifred Ewing MEP — Hugh McMahon Esq. MEP — Mrs. Margaret Ewing MP — Charles Kennedy Esq. MP — Calum MacDonald Esq. MP — Robert Maclennan Esq. MP — Mrs. Ray Michie MP — David Stewart Esq. MP — Jim Wallace Esq. MP — Councillor John Wilson (Convener) Argyll and Bute Council Councillor Dick Walsh (Leader of Council) Argyll and Bute Council Councillor Peter Peacock (Convenor) Highland Council Councillor David R. Green (Vice Convenor) Highland Council Councillor Gordon McDonald (Convener) Moray Council Councillor George Steven (Convener) North Ayrshire Council Councillor H. Halcro-Johnston (Convener) Orkney Islands Council Councillor J. Sinclair (Vice Convener) Orkney Islands Council Canon Lewis Shand Smith (Convener) Shetland Islands Council Councillor James L. B. Smith (Vice Convener) Shetland Islands Council Councillor Donald M. MacKay (Convener) Western Isles Council Councillor Angus M. Graham (Vice Convener) Western Isles Council Fraser Morrison Esq. (Chairman) Highlands and Islands Enterprise Hon. Michael Shaw (Chairman) Argyll and the Islands Enterprise Jack Watson Esq. (Chairman) Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise Norman Cordiner Esq. (Chairman) Inverness and Nairn Enterprise D. Stewart Maclean Esq. (Chairman) Lochaber Limited Air Vice-Marshal George A. Chesworth (Chairman) Eric G. W. Green Esq. (Chairman) Moray Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise Orkney Enterprise Alan J. Whiteford Esq. (Chairman) Ross and Cromarty Enterprise Brian Anderson Esq. (Chairman) Shetland Enterprise Dr. Jim Hunter (Chairman) Skye and Lochalsh Enterprise Mrs. Agnes Rennie (Chairperson) Western Isles Enterprise Dr. J. Gordon Adams (Director of Planning and Development Scottish Tourist Board
Convention of the Highlands and Islands: Membership Council/enterprise Alec Mitchell Esq. (Chairman) Aberdeen and Grampian Tourist Board Councillor William Petric (Chairman) Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs Tourist Board Jim Lees Esq. (Arran Trade Director) Ayrshire and Arran Tourist Board J. Nicol Manson Esq. (Chairman) Highlands of Scotland Tourist Board Mrs. Lynne Linklater (Chairman) Orkney Tourist Board Peter Tulloch Esq. (Chairman) Shetland Islands Tourism Ernest W. Hughson Esq. (Chairman) Western Isles Tourist Board J. A. MacAskill Esq. (Chairman) Crofters Commission Bill Ritchie Esq. (Member SNH Board, Chairman NW Regional Board) Scottish Natural Heritage Councillor Valerie MacIver (Chairman) University of the Highlands and Islands Project