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Welcome to the 10th meeting in 2005 of the Local Government and Transport Committee. Some members have been delayed because another meeting has overrun. Brian Monteith, who will attend today's meeting as a substitute for David Mundell, is attending another committee meeting at the moment but will take part in later parts of our meeting.
I intimate the apologies of Bruce Crawford, who is unable to be here today.
The first item on the agenda is consideration of whether we should take item 7 in private. The item concerns our approach to the Licensing (Scotland) Bill and a discussion of the witnesses whom we might consider it appropriate to call. Does the committee agree to take that item in private?
Members indicated agreement.
I make my normal request for my dissent from that decision to be recorded.
Okay.