Justice 2 Committee, 09 Sep 2004
Meeting date: Thursday, September 9, 2004
Official Report
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Item in Private
On behalf of the committee, I welcome everyone to the 24th meeting this year of the Justice 2 Committee. Today is our first meeting in connection with a number of items, in particular the Fire (Scotland) Bill. Before I proceed with the agenda, I intimate apologies from Nicola Sturgeon and Colin Fox.
I will give some electronic guidance, not only to members but to our witnesses. You do not need to press the buttons on your consoles if you want to speak; the sound operator will switch you on automatically—at least, that is the theory. In the event that we hit any glitches with the sound system, we will resort to prayer, because I have no idea what we do if that occurs. However, we hope that it is not a challenge with which we will have to contend.
Does the committee agree to take item 4 in private?
Members indicated agreement.