Education and Skills Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 16, 2016

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the 11th meeting of the Education and Skills Committee. I remind everyone present to turn their mobile phones and other devices to silent for the duration of the meeting. Please note that Fulton MacGregor and Ross Thomson are on a fact-finding visit to the Scottish Qualifications Authority to inform next week’s pre-budget scrutiny, and Tavish Scott will arrive late, as he is flying in from Shetland this morning.

The first item of business is a decision on whether to take two items in private. In this week’s meeting, item 4 will be a review of the evidence that we hear this morning on the legislative consent memorandum and, next week, there will be an item to consider our work programme. Are members content that we consider both those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.