Finance Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning everyone, and welcome to the third meeting of the Finance Committee in this session. I am sorry that we are kicking off a few minutes late, but I understand that that is because of difficulties at visitor services and not because of difficulties to do with our guests.

I ask all members to turn off mobile phones, pagers and so on. I record apologies from John Pentland, who is being replaced today by Mary Fee, the substitute member for Labour. In accordance with section 3 of the code of conduct for members of the Scottish Parliament, I ask her to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee’s remit. Any declaration should be brief, but sufficiently detailed to make clear to any listener the nature of the interest.

I have no declaration to make.

Thank you very much.

Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking business in private. The committee is asked to agree to take items 3 and 4 in private. Item 3 is to consider the oral evidence from the Scottish Government officials on the financial memorandum to the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Bill and whether any issues arise from the session that we wish to highlight to the Justice Committee, which is the lead scrutiny committee on the bill. Any comments that we make to that committee will be published.

Item 4 is to consider the revised terms of the written agreements between the committee and the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body and the Scottish Commission for Public Audit. The revised agreements will be published on our website.

Are members content to take those two items in private?

Members indicated agreement.