Good morning and welcome to the 20th meeting in 2013 of the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee. I remind everyone present to turn off mobile phones, tablets or other electronic devices.
I take the opportunity to welcome our new independent budget adviser, Angela Scott, to her first committee meeting. I also welcome to the committee a new member of the clerking staff, Catherine Fergusson.
The first item on the agenda is to decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private. Are members agreed?
Members indicated agreement.