Good morning and welcome to the 16th meeting in 2014 of the Health and Sport Committee. As usual at this point, I ask everyone to switch off mobile phones and other wireless devices because, as you know, they can interrupt the flow of the meeting and can sometimes interfere with the sound system. I add the caveat that some members and officials will use devices such as tablets to look at their papers, instead of hard copies.
We have received apologies from Colin Keir, Rhoda Grant and Nanette Milne. I welcome Dennis Robertson as the Scottish National Party substitute for Colin Keir.
Agenda item 1 is to decide whether to take item 5 in private. As you know, item 5 is consideration of our work programme, which we normally take in private. Does the committee agree to take item 5 in private?
Members indicated agreement.
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