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Conducted by The Rt Hon The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie QC
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October 2003 Witnesses
Tuesday 28th October
(Commencing 2.00pm)  
Mr Sam Galbraith
Mr Brian Wilson MP
Wednesday 29th October
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Rt Hon Henry McLeish
Lord Elder
Ms Wendy Alexander MSP

Thursday 30th October
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Lord Sewel
Sir Russell Hillhouse
Mr John Graham
Mr Mark Batho

November 2003 Witnesses 
Tuesday 4th November
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Alastair Wyllie
Head of Building Division.
Robert Gordon
Head of Constitution Group May 1997 to December 1998. Head of Executive Secretariat December 1998 to June 1999.
Wednesday 5th November
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Paul Grice
Head of Division, Constitution Group.
John Clement
Surveyor, Kings Sturge.
Keith Geddes
Former Leader of the Administration, City of Edinburgh Council
Thursday 6th November
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Alistair Brown
Director of Administrative Services
Wednesday 12th November
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Ian Wall
Chief Executive, Economic Development & Investment
Eric Milligan
Former Lord Provost of Edinburgh.
Tom Aitchison
Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council.
Andrew Holmes
Director of Development, City of Edinburgh Council.

Thursday 13th November
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Graeme Munro
Chief Executive Historic Scotland.
John Hume
Former Chief Inspector of Historic Buildings, Historic Scotland.
Alex Salmond MP.

Friday 14th November
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Anthony Andrew
Head of Estate Services, Scottish Executive.
Richard Emerson
Chief Inspector of Historic Buildings, Historic Scotland.

Monday 24th November
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Dr John Gibbons
Architectural Adviser to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Tuesday 25th November
(Commencing 10.00am and 2pm)
Joan O’Connor
Former Member Scottish Parliament Design Selection Panel

Professor Andrew McMillan
Former Member Scottish Parliament Design Selection Panel

Dr John Gibbons
Architectural Adviser to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body


Wednesday 26th November
(Commencing 10.30am and 2.00pm)
Kirsty Wark
Former Member Scottish Parliament Design Selection Panel


Laurence Bain
Architect, Bain and Bevington, London

Charles Prosser
Secretary, Royal Fine Art Commission for Scotland
December 2003 Witnesses  
Tuesday 2nd December
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

 

Sebastian Tombs
Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

William Armstrong
Former Project Manager with the Scottish Office

Wednesday 3rd December
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

William Armstrong

Michael Duncan

Director, EMBT/RMJM

Brian Stewart
Director, EMBT/RMJM

Thursday 4th December
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Mrs Barbara Doig
Former Head of Parliament Accommodation Division and former Project Sponsor for the Scottish Parliament Building
Monday 15th December
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Hugh Fisher
Partner, Davis Langdon & Everest.
Tuesday 16th December:
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Robert Gordon
Head of Constitution Group May 1997 - December 1998. Head of Executive Secretariat December 1998 - June 1999.

David Boyle
Director, Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd.

Wednesday 17th December
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

James Simpson
Partner, Simpson & Brown (Architects)

Barbara Doig
Former Head of Parliament Accommodation Division and former Project Sponsor for the Scottish Parliament Building.

February 2004 Witnesses  
Tuesday 3rd February
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Mr Kenneth Thomson
Former Private Secretary to Donald Dewar

Dr John Gibbons
Architectural Adviser to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Wednesday 4th February
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Sir David Steel
Former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
Thursday 5th February
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Sir Muir Russell
Former Permanent Secretary of the Scottish Executive

David Black
Architectural Journalist

Tuesday 10th February
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Paul Grice
Clerk and Chief Executive Scottish Parliament

Wednesday 11th February
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Andrew Welsh
MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

John Young
Ex MSP, former member of SPCB

Robert Brown
MSP, Member of SPCB

Thursday 12th February
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Mrs Barbara Doig
Former Project Sponsor for the Scottish Parliament Building

Colin Carter
Partner, Gardiner & Theobald International project & cost management consultants


Tuesday 17 February
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
John Spencely
Architect, past president of R.I.A.S.

Paul Curran
Project Manager – Holyrood Project Team.

Wednesday 18 February
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Hugh Fisher
Partner, Davis Langdon & Everest.

March 2004 Witnesses
Monday 1st March
(Commencing 10.30am and 2.00pm)

Alan Mack
Project Director, Bovis Lend Lease

Brian McQuade
Commercial Director, Bovis Lend Lease

 

Tuesday 2nd March
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Alan Mack
Project Director, Bovis Lend Lease

Brian McQuade
Commercial Director, Bovis Lend Lease

 

Wednesday 3rd March
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Lewis Macdonald MSP
Former Convener of the Holyrood Progress Group

Donald Gorrie MSP

Richard Emerson
Chief Inspector of Historic Buildings, Historic Scotland

Thursday 4th March
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Andrew Wright
Chartered Architect and Heritage Consultant, Member of the Holyrood Progress Group

David Manson
Chartered Surveyor, Member of the Holyrood Progress Group

Monday 8th March
(Commencing 10.30am and 2pm)

Linda Fabiani MSP
Member - Holyrood Progress Group

John Home Robertson MSP
Convener - Holyrood Progress Group

Tuesday 9th March
(Commencing 10 am & 2.15pm)

Jamie Stone MSP
Member - Holyrood Progress Group

Fergus Ewing MSP

Wednesday 10th March
(Commencing 10 am & 2pm)

Alan Ezzi
Former Project Director

Margo MacDonald MSP

Thursday 11th March
(Commencing 10 am & 2pm)

Brian Stewart
RMJM

Monday 22nd March
(Commencing 10.30am & 2pm)

Brian Stewart
Group Chief Executive, RMJM Ltd

Tuesday 23rd March
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Paul Curran
Project Manager – Holyrood Project Team

Robert Gordon
Member of the Holyrood Progress Group

Wednesday 24th March
(Commencing 2.00pm)

Dr John Gibbons
Architectural Adviser to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

Cancelled due to illness

Monday 29th March
(Commencing 10.30am and 2.00pm)

Benedetta Tagliabue
EMBT

Hugh Fisher
Partner, Davis Langdon and Everest

Tuesday 30th March
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Alan Mack
Project Director, Bovis Lend Lease
Wednesday 31st March
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Sarah Davidson
Project Director, Scottish Parliament
April 2004 Witnesses
Thursday 1st April
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Paul Grice
Clerk and Chief Executive, Scottish Parliament

Sir David Steel
Former Presiding Officer, Scottish Parliament

Friday 2nd April
(Commencing 10.00am)
George Reid MSP
Presiding Officer, Scottish Parliament
May 2004 Witnesses
Thursday 6th May
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)
Dr John Gibbons
Architectural Adviser to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Friday 7th May
(Commencing 10.00am)
David Lewis
Structural Engineer Ove Arup & Partners

 

  Closing Submissions to Lord Fraser
Tuesday 25th May
(Commencing 10.00am and 2.00pm)

Mr John Campbell QC
Counsel to the Inquiry

Mr Alistair J. Bonnington
Solicitor Advocate, BBC Scotland

Ms Laura Dunlop QC
Counsel for the Scottish Executive

Mr David Stewart
Solicitor for Mrs Barbara Doig

Wednesday 26th May
(Commencing 10.00am)

Ms Laura Dunlop QC
Counsel for the Scottish Executive

Mr Ian Leitch
Solicitor for the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body

 

 
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