Public Petitions Committee, 04 Mar 2008
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Official Report
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Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the fourth meeting this calendar year of the Public Petitions Committee. As always, I ask all members of the Parliament and all members of the public who are present to switch off any mobile phone or electronic device. We have a standing apology from Angela Constance; I welcome John Wilson, who is her substitute.
The first agenda item is to decide whether we wish to take in private item 4, which is consideration of a paper by the clerk on the committee's forthcoming work programme. We always try to hold as much as possible of our business in public, but because of the sensitive nature of some of the discussion that we will have under item 4, which will include consideration of potential witnesses and how we wish to organise our business, I propose that we take it in private. Is that agreed?
Members indicated agreement.