Health Committee, 22 Jun 2004

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 22, 2004

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Items in Private

I welcome people to the 17th meeting in 2004 of the Health Committee.

I ask members to turn to agenda item 1, which is to ask whether they are prepared to take items 4 and 5 in private. Item 4 concerns the draft stage 1 report on the Breastfeeding etc (Scotland) Bill. We will be required to finalise the report at next week's meeting, so I ask members whether they agree to take the item in private on that occasion, too, to allow us to consider the drafting.

Members indicated agreement.

Under item 5, on the work force planning inquiry, we will consider reports from fact-finding visits and discuss proposals for further activity, including the names of potential witnesses for formal evidence taking. On that basis, I ask whether the committee agrees to take item 5 in private.

Members indicated agreement.

I take the opportunity to thank all the members of the public, community representatives, national health service staff and health board and health council members who met committee members during recent visits to the Western Isles, the Borders region, Glasgow and Argyll and Clyde. Many individuals took time out of busy schedules at short notice specifically to meet members and we are very grateful to them. The issues and ideas for action that they raised will help to inform our further work on the work force planning inquiry.

Those who met members and others who are interested in this element of the committee's work can view the reports of the fact-finding visits on the committee's website.