Justice and Home Affairs Committee, 06 Dec 2000
Meeting date: Wednesday, December 6, 2000
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Scottish Parliament Justice and Home Affairs Committee Wednesday 6 December 2000 (Morning)
[The Convener opened the meeting at 09:31]
Let us get started. It is half-past 9 and we are well and truly quorate. It would be helpful if members could turn off any noisy communications devices. We have an apology from Lyndsay McIntosh, and Euan Robson will be late, if he comes at all.
If, next year, there is to be only one Justice and Home Affairs Committee—which I would not bet on—it will meet on Wednesday mornings; it will not alternate between Tuesday and Wednesday. However, there is a motion for debate on 14 December that proposes setting up two Justice and Home Affairs Committees. That motion has not been lodged yet, but a little birdie has told me what might be in it. We can talk about that later.
Do we agree to take item 5 on today's agenda in private? It concerns the format of our investigation into the police.
Members indicated agreement.