Transport and the Environment Committee, 15 Mar 2000
Meeting date: Wednesday, March 15, 2000
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Scottish Parliament Transport and the Environment Committee Wednesday 15 March 2000 (Morning)
[The Convener opened the meeting at 09:36]
I welcome everyone to the meeting. We have received apologies from Tavish Scott and Cathy Jamieson.
I advise members of the press and the public who are present that we are moving swiftly into private session. The first item on the agenda is a discussion on the way in which the committee proposes to handle consideration of subordinate legislation. I suggest that it would be appropriate for that discussion to take place in private. Are we agreed?
Members indicated agreement.
Meeting continued in private.
Meeting resumed in public.
I welcome members of the press and the public who have joined us for the fifth meeting of the Transport and the Environment Committee in 2000. I request that mobile phones be switched off during the meeting, as the sound equipment is rather sensitive. I thank people for co-operating with that request.
I welcome the Minister for Transport and the Environment to our meeting. We appreciate her attending to discuss further a number of agenda items. I also welcome the minister's colleagues David Wallace, Joyce Whytock and Paul Cackette, as well as Neil MacLennan.