Scotland Bill Committee
Meeting date: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Official Report
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Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the 11th and final public meeting of the Scotland Bill Committee in the fourth session of the Scottish Parliament. I ask all those who are present, including members, to turn off their mobile phones and BlackBerrys completely, as they interfere with the sound system even when they are switched to silent. As the meeting is taking place on a day of chamber business, we must be finished by 16:50 at the latest. I ask all members to bear that in mind and keep their questions succinct and relevant, with the minimum of preamble.
Because we are meeting while the Parliament is meeting, some members of the committee will have to leave in order to ask parliamentary questions, after which they will come back. Our witnesses should not take offence if members get up and leave in the middle of the meeting—they will be back as soon as possible. I have not received any apologies for absence.
Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking business in private. I seek members’ agreement that all future consideration of our draft report will be taken in private. Is that agreed?
Members indicated agreement.