Local Government and Transport Committee, 15 Nov 2005
Meeting date: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Official Report
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Item in Private
I open the 29th meeting in 2005 of the Local Government and Transport Committee. As we have a very busy agenda this afternoon, I encourage all members to be as concise as possible with their comments, questions and so on or else we will have a lengthy meeting that will last well into the evening.
Item 1 is to consider whether to take in private item 5, which concerns the committee's consideration of the possible contents of its stage 1 report on the Council Tax Abolition and Service Tax Introduction (Scotland) Bill. It is normal practice for the committee to consider such a draft report in private and it will be made public once it is finalised. Are members agreed?
No.
All committee members have indicated their agreement, apart from Tommy Sheridan, who wishes to note his dissent.
I remind members that we agreed at our meeting on 1 November to take in private item 6, which is consideration of a draft report to the Finance Committee on the budget process. Because of the prospect of running over this afternoon, I suggest that we take item 6 before item 5. We need to conclude item 6 today if we are to submit our report to the Finance Committee in time, but we can always continue our consideration of item 5 at a subsequent meeting if we do not conclude it today. Are members agreed?
Members indicated agreement.