Local Government and Transport Committee, 11 Jan 2005

Meeting date: Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Official Report 256KB pdf

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Item in Private

I bring the first meeting in 2005 of the Local Government and Transport Committee to order. I wish all members of the committee, our clerks and the official reporters a good new year. I hope that this will be a productive year for the committee.

The first item today is consideration of whether to take item 5 in private. I propose that we do so because we will be considering the merits of potential committee advisers in respect of the Sewel motion on the Railways Bill. Given that we will be discussing personal details, I believe that it would be inappropriate for us to consider the paper in public. Are members agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

Unlike on other occasions, I support the decision to consider the item in private. As the convener said, we will be discussing personal details. We go into private session too much, but on this occasion I believe that there are good reasons for doing so.