The final item on our agenda is to decide whether to consider a paper on the review of Scottish Executive management of public finances from our budget adviser in private at our next meeting and to consider themes arising from our accountability and governance inquiry in private at our meeting on 27 June. Do members agree to that?
Is there some reason why consideration of the paper on Scottish Executive management of public finances must be in private? It strikes me that, as it is about scrutinising the Executive's performance, it might be worth putting it into the public domain?
The reason is that the paper is a preparatory briefing for our questioning of the minister the following week.
So it is directly related to that.
Sorry, the briefing is not actually for questioning the minister the following week but for when the budget review comes in. We will make the briefing public at that time, so it will not be withheld indefinitely. The briefing will be for committee members only, but it will be put into the public domain when we quiz the minister.
When will that be?
In September.
Thank you very much.
Meeting closed at 12:31.