Equal Opportunities Committee, 10 Feb 2009

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Official Report 173KB pdf

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning and welcome to the second meeting in 2009 of the Equal Opportunities Committee. I remind all those present that mobile phones and BlackBerrys should be switched off, as they interfere with the sound system even when they are switched to silent.

We have received apologies from Elaine Smith. I welcome Johann Lamont, who is attending as her committee substitute. I also welcome Alastair Macfie, the senior assistant clerk to the Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee, who is substituting for our clerk, Terry Shevlin, who is on jury duty. We are pleased to have you at committee, Alastair.

Under item 1, I ask members to agree to take in private item 4, which is our consideration of a paper on commissioning research on sexual imagery in goods that are aimed at children. Are we agreed?

Members indicated agreement.