Good morning and welcome to the 22nd meeting in 2018 of the Social Security Committee. I remind everyone to turn off their mobile phones or put them in silent mode, because they can disrupt our meeting.
I warmly welcome Gordon Lindhurst, who has come along as Conservative substitute member in place of Jeremy Balfour, who has sent his apologies.
Item 1 is a decision on whether to take in private item 4, which is consideration of evidence. Does the committee agree to take the item in private?
Members indicated agreement.
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