Transport and the Environment Committee,

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 15, 2002

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Item in Private

I welcome members of the press, the public and our first group of witnesses to this meeting of the Transport and the Environment Committee. No apologies have been intimated for today's meeting.

Before we turn to the rail inquiry, we will deal with item 3, which concerns our aquaculture inquiry. We need to consider whether to take in private possible lines of questioning for witnesses, including representatives from Tesco, at our next meeting. We need also to consider possible lines of questioning for the Deputy Minister for Environment and Rural Development. We should do that in private, as is usual when we consider lines of questioning. Are we agreed?

Members indicated agreement.