Local Government and Transport Committee, 18 Apr 2006
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Official Report
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Items in Private
I welcome members of the committee, the press and the public to today's meeting of the Local Government and Transport Committee. I also welcome Brian Monteith MSP, who is here for one of the items; the Deputy Minister for Finance, Public Service Reform and Parliamentary Business, George Lyon; Nikola Plunkett; and Norman Macleod.
Item 1 is to consider whether to take items 5 and 6 in private. Item 5 is consideration of a proposal to request an extension to the contract of the committee's adviser on the freight transport inquiry. Given that the item relates to the contractual arrangements for the adviser's employment, I recommend that we consider the matter in private. Item 6 is consideration of our stage 1 report to the Communities Committee on the Planning etc (Scotland) Bill. The report will become public when it is finalised, but it is normal practice for the committee to consider draft reports in private.
Is it agreed that we should take items 5 and 6 in private?
Members indicated agreement.
I object to taking the second item in private, but not the first.
Your objection is noted.