Local Government and Transport Committee, 02 Nov 2004

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 2, 2004

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Item in Private

I welcome members of the committee, press and public to today's meeting of the Local Government and Transport Committee. I will formally welcome the Minister for Transport and his team in a couple of minutes, but there are two items of business to deal with first. Iain Smith MSP has sent his apologies for not attending today's meeting.

Item 1 on the agenda is consideration of the proposal that item 6, which is discussion of our approach to the Transport (Scotland) Bill at stage 1, be taken in private. A paper has been circulated that contains suggestions for the committee on the merits of its taking evidence from specific witnesses. I advise that it would be best to conduct that business in private. Are members agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

May I have my dissent recorded?

Okay. Tommy Sheridan's dissent from that is noted.