Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee, 23 Jun 2009

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Official Report 179KB pdf

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning. I open the 20th meeting in 2009 of the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee. I give apologies on behalf of Elizabeth Smith, Margaret Smith, Aileen Campbell and Kenneth Gibson, who are all unable to join us this morning, and I welcome Bill Kidd as a Scottish National Party substitute. Thank you for joining the committee at short notice this morning, Mr Kidd. I remind all those present that mobile phones and BlackBerrys should be switched off for the duration of the meeting.

The first agenda item is to decide whether we should consider in private agenda item 5, which is our approach paper on the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Bill. Is the committee content to discuss that paper in private at this and future meetings?

Members indicated agreement.