Finance Committee, 09 Nov 2009
Meeting date: Monday, November 9, 2009
Official Report
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Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good afternoon. This morning, we held some useful and informative workshops with representatives of local organisations. I know that members of the committee are keen to use the issues that were raised in the workshops during the afternoon session.
On a housekeeping issue, Stewart Maxwell is attending the meeting as a Scottish National Party substitute for Linda Fabiani, who has sent her apologies. I invite him to declare any relevant interests.
I do not believe that I have any relevant declarable interests. However, I point members to my entry in the register of interests on the Scottish Parliament website.
Thank you.
On Friday, Derek Brownlee and I were involved in an interesting education event with pupils from Hyndland secondary school, Hillhead high school, Notre Dame high school, Glasgow Gaelic secondary school and Cleveden secondary school. I welcome pupils from those schools to the meeting and hope that they have all enjoyed their day. From what I heard, they quickly developed a lively and intelligent understanding of the issues that were raised, so I say well done to them.
Do committee members agree to take item 6, which is consideration of the evidence that we will hear from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth in order to inform the drafting of our report, in private at the end of the meeting, and to consider our draft report in private at future meetings?
Members indicated agreement.