Devolution (Further Powers) Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, January 7, 2016

Official Report 429KB pdf

Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning, colleagues, and welcome to the first meeting in 2016 of the Devolution (Further Powers) Committee. I remind members to switch off their phones, or at least to put them into a mode that means that I cannot hear them and they will not interfere with our processes. Tavish Scott will be about 30 minutes late, as he has an important constituency meeting.

As we are going to discuss the United Kingdom Government’s Trade Union Bill, it might be appropriate for members to declare any relevant interests in that regard.

I am a member of Unison and the Educational Institute of Scotland.

I am a member of the Musicians Union.

I am a long-standing member of the GMB.

Thank you. I just want to make sure that we do everything properly. I wish a happy new year to you all.

Agenda item 1 is to seek members’ agreement to consider in private at future meetings our draft report on the Trade Union Bill. Do members agree?

Members indicated agreement.