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[The Convener opened the meeting at 14:15]
Good afternoon. There are no visitors in the public gallery today, so we shall begin the 23rd meeting of 2000. The first item of business is to consider whether we should take item 5 on the agenda—consideration of our draft annual report—in private. We mentioned that briefly at the pre-meeting, and I see no reason why we should not discuss it in public, unless members are otherwise minded. We discussed it last week and there is a revised draft for consideration this week, but I do not think that any problems are anticipated. Unless any members are otherwise minded, we shall leave that item on the agenda for the public part of the meeting.