Finance Committee, 14 Jun 2005

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 14, 2005

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Deprivation Spending Inquiry

Agenda item 5 is consideration of a revised approach paper to our cross-cutting inquiry into deprivation spending, which is already looking very interesting. Last Friday, we received the Executive's response to our four questions; that response has been circulated to members. The paper from the clerks includes an outline timetable for the inquiry. Arthur Midwinter is still with us and he can respond to any specialist questions that members may have. As the paper was produced by the clerks, they can respond to the outline issues.

Does silence mean contentment?

Members indicated agreement.

Excellent. In that case, do members agree to the methodology and timetable that are outlined in the paper?

Members indicated agreement.

Good.

Again, are we looking for suggestions for case study locations?

The idea is to send members from urban areas to rural areas and those from rural areas to urban areas so that we inform one another. The process might lead to some cross-fertilisation.

Agenda item 6 is consideration of our draft submission to the Public Administration Select Committee. We agreed at the beginning of today's meeting that the item would be taken in private. I thank the press and public for attending and invite them to leave.

Meeting continued in private until 11:57.