October 2000

ARTS AND LEISURE COMMITTEE

Minute of Meeting held in the Council Offices, Stornoway, on Tuesday 3 October 2000 at 9.00am.

PRESENT

Mr Alasdair G Macrae (Chairman)

Mrs Katie M Mackenzie (Vice-Chairman)

Mr Malcolm J Macleod

Mr Philip R McLean

Mr Iain Morrison

Mr Donald J Macsween

Mr Alexander A MacDonald

Mr Finlay Morrison

Mr Malcolm J Graham

Mrs Mary Bremner

Mr George Lonie

Mr Ronald J Mackinnon

APOLOGIES

Mr Norman A Macdonald

Mr Roderick J Murray

Tribute: Mr Bill Howat

The Chairman welcomed Mr Bill Howat the new Chief Executive to his first meeting of the Committee.

Tribute: Jonathan Edwards

The Chairman congratulated Mr Jonathan Edwards on his recent Gold Medal success at the Sydney Olympics.

The Chairman referred to the development of sports for young people in the Western Isles stressing the importance of sport for young people and requested that a Report be brought to the next meeting of the Arts and Leisure Committee outlining the strategy for Sports Development in the Western Isles.

Tribute: Sports Centre

The Chairman referred to letters which had recently appeared in the local media concerning operational matters within the Nicolson Lewis Sports Centre and indicated he felt staff to be unfairly maligned and asked the Committee to formally endorse their support for the staff within the Nicolson Lewis Sports Centre.

MINUTES

Arts and Leisure Committee

C02.13

78

The Minute of Meeting of 30 August 2000 was approved.

LAND AND BUILDINGS

Programme and Progress

PR03.02.01

79

With reference to item 60 of the Minute of Meeting of 30 August 2000 the Director of Technical Services submitted a Programme and Progress Report in relation to the Arts and Leisure Capital Programme.

It was agreed to note the Report.

Balivanich Play Area

AL02.15B

80

The Principal Administrator sought and obtained the Chairman's permission to withdraw this item.

Comhairle Owned Play Areas

AL02.12

81

With reference to item 37 of the Minute of Meeting of 30 May 2000 the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report concerning a change to the current policy for the development of children's play areas which are owned by the Comhairle. The Report outlined the background to the position and indicated that the Comhairle currently owned 32 play areas which in terms of Health and Safety requirements necessitated regular inspections to be carried out to ensure that BSEN1176/1177 standard was maintained. The Report outlined the current budgetary position and proposed key priorities for the renovation of the Comhairle owned play areas. The Report recommended that:-

(1) the Comhairle does not inspect or repair any new non-Comhairle play areas;

(2) all play areas are measured against the BSEN1176/1177 standard;

(3) existing outdated or unsafe equipment be replaced by modern multi-play units where appropriate;

(4) local community groups would have the capacity to lease Comhairle play areas from the Comhairle and engage in a process of renovation;

(5) the Comhairle would continue with the same levels of ongoing maintenance as part of the lease arrangement;

(6) the Comhairle's insurance would remain part of the lease arrangement;

(7) priority could be given on a year to year basis to match funding projects where Comhairle-owned play parks are to be renovated, replaced or displaced;

(8) priority should be given to existing play parks rather than the redevelopment of new play parks;

(9) the next priority would be given to the ongoing play areas within the list of Comhairle play areas, to be renovated to a uniform standard, utilising large multi-play units of equipment with the remains of any budget;

(10) where the voluntary sector are renovating any play park for which the Comhairle gives grant then they must be built to BSEN1176/1177 standard, that only approved contractors be used and that the design and layout must conform to the guidelines with BSEN1176/1177;

(11) the maximum Comhairle contribution for the renovation of an existing Comhairle play park be £15k per park. This should come from the £70k per annum Capital budget for play parks.

(12) priority should be given to existing play parks rather than the redevelopment of new play parks;

(13) public meeting should be arranged in Ness, Stornoway, Tarbert and Benbecula jointly by the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services and the Director of Technical Services to consult the public on the change in policy.

It was agreed to note the Report which would be presented to the Play Areas Member/Officer Working Group on Monday 9 October 2000.

The Chairman sought a nomination for a Member of the Arts and Leisure Committee to be represented on the Member/Officer Working Group.

It was agreed that Mr Norman A Macdonald would be the Arts and Leisure Committee representative on the Play Areas Member/Officer Working Group.

REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Request for Financial Assistance: Free Church College Video Link

AL11.01

82

The Depute Director of Arts and Leisure submitted a Report concerning a request for financial assistance from the Stornoway Free Church to set up a video link with the Free Church College for training purposes. The Report outlined the background to the request and indicated that all members of the community who wished to use this service would be allowed access. The Report indicated that the total cost of the proposed project was £10,000 and financial assistance in the sum of £2,500 was sought.

It was agreed to recommend that subject to evidence of the other components of the funding being in place the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services be authorised to award a grant of £2,500 from the Community Grants Equipment Budget to the Stornoway Free Church for the purposes of setting up a video link with the Free Church College.

Request for Financial Assistance: Southern Isles Amenity Trust

AL11.01

83

The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report concerning an application for financial assistance from the Southern Isles Amenity Trust towards the collation and publication of An t-Uibhisteach Magazine, an extended programme of guided walks and educational talks, a re-publication of the local walk leaflet and requesting a grant in the sum of £3,000 towards these projects.

It was agreed to recommend that subject to evidence of expenditure on the above noted projects the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services be authorised to award financial assistance in the sum of £3,000 to the Southern Isles Amenity Trust to be met from the Arts and Leisure Community Events Budget 2000/2001.

ADDITIONAL ITEM

The Chairman ruled, in accordance with the provisions of Section 50B(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as detailed in terms of Standing Order 8(a), that the following item be considered as a matter of urgency in order to allow the Committee to take a view on the matter prior to the next meeting of the Committee.

Request for Sponsorship: An Comunn Gaidhealach

PR13.07.03

84

The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report concerning an application for financial assistance towards the costs of sponsorship of Latha Litreachas at the Royal National Mod in Dunoon 2000. The Report outlined the background to the sponsorship application and indicated that the request was for the sum of £5,000. The Report indicated that it was not the Comhairle's practice to provide sponsorship for events happening outwith the Western Isles and indicated that consideration be given to sponsoring the event at the 2001 Royal National Mod which would be taking place in the Western Isles.

It was agreed to recommend that:

(1) the application for sponsorship of Latha Litreachas at the 2000 Royal National Mod be not granted; and

(2) a similar application for the 2001 Mod be approved.

MUSEUMS

Creating our Future, Minding Our Past: The National Cultural Strategy: The Museum Perspective

AL09.01

85

The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report concerning the recently published National Cultural Strategy as it relates to museums and the development of museum provision. The Report detailed the background to the strategy and indicated that the strategy provided a framework for action with specific objectives and key priorities across a broad cultural spectrum. The Report outlined areas for consideration which included cultural heritage, education, access, economy, management and action required. The Report highlighted that the National Cultural Strategy identified four broad strategic objectives and within these a number of key priorities which were of immediate relevance to the museum provision in the Western Isles;

(i) the initiation of a National Audit of Collections in Scotland's museums and galleries;

(ii) a review of the existing statutory frameworks relevant to museums and galleries and consideration of a case for a National Framework;

(iii) establishment of pilot posts as school co-ordinators for heritage, arts and culture to being in 2001 indicating that many aspects of the Strategy would be the subject of future reports to the Comhairle and recommended the following key points for action:-

It was agreed to recommend that:

(1) Members welcome the publication of the National Cultural Strategy; and

(2) to enable the Western Isles to derive maximum benefits from the implementation of the National Cultural Strategy that consideration is given to the preparation of an integrated Western Isles Cultural Strategy, involving the Comhairle, the Community and voluntary sector and other relevant local agencies, and that in representations to the Scottish Executive, COSLA, the Scottish Museums Council and Historic Scotland, in the context of the one `implementation of the National Strategy, draw particular attention to the following;

(i) the significant role of the Comainn Eachdraidh and community sector in the preservation and presentation of the cultural heritage, with its additional implications for social inclusion and community learning, and the need to support and develop such bodies;

(ii) in respect of the strategy's priority to improve access to cultural heritage, attention should be drawn to the network of facilities in the Western Isles, provided both by the Comhairle and the Comainn Eachdraidh; their importance against the difficulties of inter-island communication, in ensuring all island communities have ready access to cultural heritage provision and the need to develop the network to better fulfil its potential;

(iii) the importance, especially in geographical remote areas such as the Western Isles, of professionally staffed museum services managed by the Local Authority, to ensure the preservation and presentation of cultural heritage, and to provide essential training, support and assistance to the community sector in their efforts to preserve and present the cultural heritage;

(iv) the need to ensure Local Authorities are adequately resourced to provide an effective professional infrastructure;

(v) the real significance of the collections held by the Comhairle's Museum Service and the Comainn Eachdraidh for education, both within the school curriculum and for lifelong learning, and the need to encourage the Scottish Executive to make available the necessary funding for the establishment of education officer posts in Museums, to better realise their educational potential;

(vi) the value of the proposed national outreach loan scheme and of the development of ICT programmes in extending access by geographically remote communities to Scotland's wider cultural heritage.

(vii) the need for a national debate, involving regional museums, national museums and the community sector, to resolve issues of ownership and access to cultural property;

(viii) the importance of regional archaeological services managed by Local Authorities in the management, conservation and interpretation of the archaeological and built heritage, their role in supporting the community sector and the absence of any reference to this in the Strategy.

It was agreed that, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 26(a), the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item, on the grounds that exempt information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular office holder or former officer holder, or applicant to become an office holder under, the Comhairle would be disclosed.

Remote Working Proposal - Archaeologist

AL09.01.14

86

The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report regarding proposals for the Comhairle's Archaeologist to be permitted to work from home for up to four days per week under the terms of the Comhairle's Remote Working Policy. Details of the proposal were set out in the Report.

It was agreed to note the Report insofar as the Committee's interest was concerned.

LIBRARIES

Mobile Library Service: Appointment of Consultants

AL08.06

87

The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report concerning the Review of the Mobile Library Service in Lewis and Harris. The Report outlined the background to the current position detailing the vehicular requirements and indicating that the current financial position prohibited further development of the Mobile Library Service. The Report recommended that Members approve the appointment of a library consultant to review the Mobile Library Service in Lewis and Harris at a maximum cost of £2,000.

It was agreed to recommend that the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services be authorised to appoint a library consultant to review the mobile library service in Lewis and Harris at a maximum cost of £2,000 with a view to enhancing the service.

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Community Learning Strategy: HMI Evaluation

AL04.12

88

The Acting Chief Executive and the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a joint Report advising the Committee of the outcome of the evaluation of the Community Learning Strategy by HM Inspectors of Schools. The Report outlined the background to the Community Learning Strategy for the Western Isles which had been submitted to the Scottish Executive and which was positively received by the HMI.

It was agreed to note the positive HMI evaluation of the Community Learning Strategy.

RELATED MATTERS

Designation of Lionel School as a Community School

AL04.04

89

The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Service submitted a Report concerning a proposal for Lionel School to be designated as a Community School including the provision of a Community Library. The Report outlined the background to the proposal to designate Lionel School as a Community School indicating that the only essential relevant feature currently lacking was a purpose built community library outlining that Lionel School has in recent years been extensively refurbished and a new range of facilities were available for community use and proposed to include such provision as a Community Library as soon as resources can be allocated for that purpose.

It was agreed to recommend that the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services be authorised to designate Lionel School as a Community School with the inclusion of a purpose built Community Library and that consideration be given to this during the formulation of the next Capital Programme and thereafter in the Revenue Estimates as an item of growth.

PERFORMANCE REVIEW

Reports Outstanding: Progress Report

PR33.01.12

90

With reference to item 77 of the Minute of Meeting of 31 August 2000 the Director of Corporate Services submitted a progress Report in relation to items of business outstanding on the Arts and Leisure Committee.

It was agreed to note the Report.

PRESENT	Mr Alasdair G Macrae (Chairman)
	Mrs Katie M Mackenzie (Vice-Chairman)
	Mr Malcolm J Macleod	Mr Philip R McLean
	Mr Iain Morrison	Mr Donald J Macsween
	Mr Alexander A MacDonald	Mr Finlay Morrison
	Mr Malcolm J Graham	Mrs Mary Bremner
	Mr George Lonie	Mr Ronald J Mackinnon

APOLOGIES	Mr Norman A Macdonald	Mr Roderick J Murray

Tribute: Mr Bill Howat		The Chairman welcomed Mr Bill Howat the new Chief Executive to his first meeting of the Committee.
Tribute: Jonathan Edwards		The Chairman congratulated Mr Jonathan Edwards on his recent Gold Medal success at the Sydney Olympics. The Chairman referred to the development of sports for young people in the Western Isles stressing the importance of sport for young people and requested that a Report be brought to the next meeting of the Arts and Leisure Committee outlining the strategy for Sports Development in the Western Isles.
Tribute: Sports Centre		The Chairman referred to letters which had recently appeared in the local media concerning operational matters within the Nicolson Lewis Sports Centre and indicated he felt staff to be unfairly maligned and asked the Committee to formally endorse their support for the staff within the Nicolson Lewis Sports Centre.
		MINUTES
Arts and Leisure Committee C02.13	78	The Minute of Meeting of 30 August 2000 was approved.
		LAND AND BUILDINGS
Programme and Progress PR03.02.01	79	With reference to item 60 of the Minute of Meeting of 30 August 2000 the Director of Technical Services submitted a Programme and Progress Report in relation to the Arts and Leisure Capital Programme. It was agreed to note the Report.
Balivanich Play Area AL02.15B	80	The Principal Administrator sought and obtained the Chairman's permission to withdraw this item.
Comhairle Owned Play Areas AL02.12	81	With reference to item 37 of the Minute of Meeting of 30 May 2000 the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report concerning a change to the current policy for the development of children's play areas which are owned by the Comhairle. The Report outlined the background to the position and indicated that the Comhairle currently owned 32 play areas which in terms of Health and Safety requirements necessitated regular inspections to be carried out to ensure that BSEN1176/1177 standard was maintained. The Report outlined the current budgetary position and proposed key priorities for the renovation of the Comhairle owned play areas. The Report recommended that:- (1) the Comhairle does not inspect or repair any new non-Comhairle play areas; (2) all play areas are measured against the BSEN1176/1177 standard; (3) existing outdated or unsafe equipment be replaced by modern multi-play units where appropriate; (4) local community groups would have the capacity to lease Comhairle play areas from the Comhairle and engage in a process of renovation; (5) the Comhairle would continue with the same levels of ongoing maintenance as part of the lease arrangement; (6) the Comhairle's insurance would remain part of the lease arrangement; (7) priority could be given on a year to year basis to match funding projects where Comhairle-owned play parks are to be renovated, replaced or displaced; (8) priority should be given to existing play parks rather than the redevelopment of new play parks; (9) the next priority would be given to the ongoing play areas within the list of Comhairle play areas, to be renovated to a uniform standard, utilising large multi-play units of equipment with the remains of any budget; (10) where the voluntary sector are renovating any play park for which the Comhairle gives grant then they must be built to BSEN1176/1177 standard, that only approved contractors be used and that the design and layout must conform to the guidelines with BSEN1176/1177; (11) the maximum Comhairle contribution for the renovation of an existing Comhairle play park be £15k per park. This should come from the £70k per annum Capital budget for play parks. (12) priority should be given to existing play parks rather than the redevelopment of new play parks; (13) public meeting should be arranged in Ness, Stornoway, Tarbert and Benbecula jointly by the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services and the Director of Technical Services to consult the public on the change in policy. It was agreed to note the Report which would be presented to the Play Areas Member/Officer Working Group on Monday 9 October 2000. The Chairman sought a nomination for a Member of the Arts and Leisure Committee to be represented on the Member/Officer Working Group.
		It was agreed that Mr Norman A Macdonald would be the Arts and Leisure Committee representative on the Play Areas Member/Officer Working Group.
		REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Request for Financial Assistance: Free Church College Video Link AL11.01	82	The Depute Director of Arts and Leisure submitted a Report concerning a request for financial assistance from the Stornoway Free Church to set up a video link with the Free Church College for training purposes. The Report outlined the background to the request and indicated that all members of the community who wished to use this service would be allowed access. The Report indicated that the total cost of the proposed project was £10,000 and financial assistance in the sum of £2,500 was sought. It was agreed to recommend that subject to evidence of the other components of the funding being in place the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services be authorised to award a grant of £2,500 from the Community Grants Equipment Budget to the Stornoway Free Church for the purposes of setting up a video link with the Free Church College.
Request for Financial Assistance: Southern Isles Amenity Trust AL11.01	83	The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report concerning an application for financial assistance from the Southern Isles Amenity Trust towards the collation and publication of An t-Uibhisteach Magazine, an extended programme of guided walks and educational talks, a re-publication of the local walk leaflet and requesting a grant in the sum of £3,000 towards these projects. It was agreed to recommend that subject to evidence of expenditure on the above noted projects the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services be authorised to award financial assistance in the sum of £3,000 to the Southern Isles Amenity Trust to be met from the Arts and Leisure Community Events Budget 2000/2001.
		ADDITIONAL ITEM
		The Chairman ruled, in accordance with the provisions of Section 50B(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as detailed in terms of Standing Order 8(a), that the following item be considered as a matter of urgency in order to allow the Committee to take a view on the matter prior to the next meeting of the Committee.
Request for Sponsorship: An Comunn Gaidhealach PR13.07.03	84	The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report concerning an application for financial assistance towards the costs of sponsorship of Latha Litreachas at the Royal National Mod in Dunoon 2000. The Report outlined the background to the sponsorship application and indicated that the request was for the sum of £5,000. The Report indicated that it was not the Comhairle's practice to provide sponsorship for events happening outwith the Western Isles and indicated that consideration be given to sponsoring the event at the 2001 Royal National Mod which would be taking place in the Western Isles. It was agreed to recommend that: (1) the application for sponsorship of Latha Litreachas at the 2000 Royal National Mod be not granted; and (2) a similar application for the 2001 Mod be approved.
		MUSEUMS
Creating our Future, Minding Our Past: The National Cultural Strategy: The Museum Perspective AL09.01	85	The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report concerning the recently published National Cultural Strategy as it relates to museums and the development of museum provision. The Report detailed the background to the strategy and indicated that the strategy provided a framework for action with specific objectives and key priorities across a broad cultural spectrum. The Report outlined areas for consideration which included cultural heritage, education, access, economy, management and action required. The Report highlighted that the National Cultural Strategy identified four broad strategic objectives and within these a number of key priorities which were of immediate relevance to the museum provision in the Western Isles; (i) the initiation of a National Audit of Collections in Scotland's museums and galleries; (ii) a review of the existing statutory frameworks relevant to museums and galleries and consideration of a case for a National Framework; (iii) establishment of pilot posts as school co-ordinators for heritage, arts and culture to being in 2001 indicating that many aspects of the Strategy would be the subject of future reports to the Comhairle and recommended the following key points for action:- It was agreed to recommend that: (1) Members welcome the publication of the National Cultural Strategy; and (2) to enable the Western Isles to derive maximum benefits from the implementation of the National Cultural Strategy that consideration is given to the preparation of an integrated Western Isles Cultural Strategy, involving the Comhairle, the Community and voluntary sector and other relevant local agencies, and that in representations to the Scottish Executive, COSLA, the Scottish Museums Council and Historic Scotland, in the context of the one `implementation of the National Strategy, draw particular attention to the following; (i) the significant role of the Comainn Eachdraidh and community sector in the preservation and presentation of the cultural heritage, with its additional implications for social inclusion and community learning, and the need to support and develop such bodies; (ii) in respect of the strategy's priority to improve access to cultural heritage, attention should be drawn to the network of facilities in the Western Isles, provided both by the Comhairle and the Comainn Eachdraidh; their importance against the difficulties of inter-island communication, in ensuring all island communities have ready access to cultural heritage provision and the need to develop the network to better fulfil its potential; (iii) the importance, especially in geographical remote areas such as the Western Isles, of professionally staffed museum services managed by the Local Authority, to ensure the preservation and presentation of cultural heritage, and to provide essential training, support and assistance to the community sector in their efforts to preserve and present the cultural heritage; (iv) the need to ensure Local Authorities are adequately resourced to provide an effective professional infrastructure;
		(v) the real significance of the collections held by the Comhairle's Museum Service and the Comainn Eachdraidh for education, both within the school curriculum and for lifelong learning, and the need to encourage the Scottish Executive to make available the necessary funding for the establishment of education officer posts in Museums, to better realise their educational potential; (vi) the value of the proposed national outreach loan scheme and of the development of ICT programmes in extending access by geographically remote communities to Scotland's wider cultural heritage. (vii) the need for a national debate, involving regional museums, national museums and the community sector, to resolve issues of ownership and access to cultural property; (viii) the importance of regional archaeological services managed by Local Authorities in the management, conservation and interpretation of the archaeological and built heritage, their role in supporting the community sector and the absence of any reference to this in the Strategy.
		It was agreed that, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 26(a), the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item, on the grounds that exempt information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular office holder or former officer holder, or applicant to become an office holder under, the Comhairle would be disclosed.
Remote Working Proposal - Archaeologist AL09.01.14	86	The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report regarding proposals for the Comhairle's Archaeologist to be permitted to work from home for up to four days per week under the terms of the Comhairle's Remote Working Policy. Details of the proposal were set out in the Report. It was agreed to note the Report insofar as the Committee's interest was concerned.
		LIBRARIES
Mobile Library Service: Appointment of Consultants AL08.06	87	The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a Report concerning the Review of the Mobile Library Service in Lewis and Harris. The Report outlined the background to the current position detailing the vehicular requirements and indicating that the current financial position prohibited further development of the Mobile Library Service. The Report recommended that Members approve the appointment of a library consultant to review the Mobile Library Service in Lewis and Harris at a maximum cost of £2,000. It was agreed to recommend that the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services be authorised to appoint a library consultant to review the mobile library service in Lewis and Harris at a maximum cost of £2,000 with a view to enhancing the service.
		COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Community Learning Strategy: HMI Evaluation AL04.12	88	The Acting Chief Executive and the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services submitted a joint Report advising the Committee of the outcome of the evaluation of the Community Learning Strategy by HM Inspectors of Schools. The Report outlined the background to the Community Learning Strategy for the Western Isles which had been submitted to the Scottish Executive and which was positively received by the HMI.
		It was agreed to note the positive HMI evaluation of the Community Learning Strategy.
		RELATED MATTERS
Designation of Lionel School as a Community School AL04.04	89	The Acting Director of Education and Leisure Service submitted a Report concerning a proposal for Lionel School to be designated as a Community School including the provision of a Community Library. The Report outlined the background to the proposal to designate Lionel School as a Community School indicating that the only essential relevant feature currently lacking was a purpose built community library outlining that Lionel School has in recent years been extensively refurbished and a new range of facilities were available for community use and proposed to include such provision as a Community Library as soon as resources can be allocated for that purpose. It was agreed to recommend that the Acting Director of Education and Leisure Services be authorised to designate Lionel School as a Community School with the inclusion of a purpose built Community Library and that consideration be given to this during the formulation of the next Capital Programme and thereafter in the Revenue Estimates as an item of growth.
		PERFORMANCE REVIEW
Reports Outstanding: Progress Report PR33.01.12	90	With reference to item 77 of the Minute of Meeting of 31 August 2000 the Director of Corporate Services submitted a progress Report in relation to items of business outstanding on the Arts and Leisure Committee. It was agreed to note the Report.