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As members may have seen in today's business bulletin, there is an extra item on the agenda, inviting the committee to review the evidence that it has received on the budget after it has heard from the witnesses. That will allow us to think of further questions that we may wish to put, for example to the Executive and others, at our next meeting. I suggest that we review the evidence in private—as is our normal practice—so that we can discuss lines of questioning for future witnesses. Are members agreed?
Next week, as members know, we are taking evidence from Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd, the Minister for Transport and Planning and the Minister for Environment and Rural Development. Do members agree to meet in private before that meeting to ensure that we have discussed adequately our lines of questioning?
At that meeting we will also want to consider a further draft of our report on water and the water industry. As it is a draft report, do members agree to consider it in private?