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Chamber and committees

Rural Affairs and Environment Committee, 02 Sep 2008

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 2, 2008


Contents


Decision on Taking Business in Private

The Convener:

Item 3 is the question of taking items in private. We are in the habit of immediately but briefly discussing in private the evidence that we take in evidence sessions. Is the committee agreed that we will do that again today?

Members indicated agreement.

The Convener:

The second question is whether the committee's work programme should be discussed in private or in public at our next meeting. No precedent determines whether that is done in public or in private. Does any member have a view that they want to express?

I am happy for us to discuss the work programme in private. We will be able to have a fuller and franker discussion if we discuss it in private.

Is it agreed that we will discuss our work programme in private at our next meeting?

Members indicated agreement.

The third question is whether we should review the evidence that we have taken on food policy in private after the evidence sessions next week. Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

Convener, can you clarify that we will be discussing the evidence on food policy in private, not taking that evidence in private?

Yes. We will review the evidence in private, not take it in private. There will be two round-table discussions in public next Tuesday.