Justice Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

I welcome everyone to the seventh meeting of the Justice Committee in 2013. I ask everyone to switch off completely mobile phones and other electronic devices, because they interfere with the broadcasting system even when they are switched to silent. I hope that mine is off, but I am not sure—we will find out. It is a new gadget.

We have received apologies from Alison McInnes and David McLetchie.

Item 1 is a decision on whether to take item 5 in private. It is proposed that we take the item in private because it relates to consideration of an approach paper and we might discuss potential witnesses.

Your explanation of why we might want to take the item in private was helpful and allows us to understand the logic behind the proposal. You have saved me from asking the question that I was going to ask.

We will also be considering two pieces of correspondence, which I do not think are in the public domain. I want us to be able to discuss them. Thank you very much.