Scottish Parliament Transport and the Environment Committee Tuesday 13 June 2000 (Afternoon)
[The Convener opened the meeting at 13:04]
I welcome members of the press and public to the 15th meeting this year of the Transport and the Environment Committee. I also welcome Fraser Inch, a school student, who joins me this week to gain experience of what we do in the Parliament. Perhaps we can put questions to Fraser at the end of the week.
We have received apologies from Des McNulty, Cathy Jamieson, Tavish Scott and Linda Fabiani. A number of members are committed to presenting amendments at the Rural Affairs Committee, which has an impact on our agenda. I therefore propose that we defer item 4, on genetically modified organisms, to a future meeting—I hope the next meeting—of the Transport and the Environment Committee. That will allow a fuller discussion of the matter when more members are in attendance and when there is less pressure on us from elsewhere. Usually we take such briefings in private. Can we therefore also agree to take the item in private?
Members indicated agreement.