Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, October 8, 2015

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Decisions on Taking Business in Private

I welcome members to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee’s 16th meeting in 2016. As ever, I remind everybody to switch off mobile phones, as they may affect the broadcasting system.

We have received apologies from Mary Fee, who cannot be with us.

Item 1 is a decision on whether to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private. Item 4 is consideration of the committee’s approach to the scrutiny of the forthcoming lobbying bill at stage 1, item 5 is draft standing order changes on consolidation bills and item 6 is a paper on the Scotland Bill. Do members agree to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Item 2 is a decision on whether to take in private at future meetings a draft report on our inquiry into committee reform and issues papers on members’ interests, the Scotland Bill and committee reform. Do we agree to take those in private?

Members indicated agreement.