Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee, 09 Sep 2009

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Official Report 239KB pdf

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

I welcome everyone to the first meeting of the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee after the summer recess. I hope that all members had an enjoyable recess, enjoyed our fabulous weather and took the opportunity to visit some of Scotland's businesses and tourist attractions. I also hope that they managed to visit some of our National Trust for Scotland attractions—those that are still open, anyway. At this point, I ask members and the public to switch off all mobile phones, BlackBerrys and other such devices as they interfere with the sound system, even when switched to silent.

Agenda item 1 is to ask whether members agree to take items 7 and 8, which concern the appointment of advisers, in private.

Members indicated agreement.