Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
Decision:
(1) Councillor Brooks advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 7.3 (Urgent Notice of Motion by the Convener) by virtue of him being a technical authority in an oil and gas discipline, and a company member of OEUK (Offshore Energy UK), however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting; and
(2) Councillor Radley advised that she had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.2 (UK Shared Prosperity Fund) by virtue of her being a Council appointed member of VisitAberdeenshire however having applied the objective test, she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.
Minutes:
Members were requested to intimate any declarations of interest or transparency statements in respect of the items on today’s agenda, thereafter the following were intimated:-
(1) Councillor Brooks advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 7.3 (Urgent Notice of Motion by the Convener) by virtue of him being a technical authority in an oil and gas discipline, and a company member of OEUK (Offshore Energy UK), however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting; and
(2) Councillor Radley advised that she had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.2 (UK Shared Prosperity Fund) by virtue of her being a Council appointed member of VisitAberdeenshire however having applied the objective test, she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.