Transport and the Environment Committee,

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000

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Scottish Parliament Transport and the Environment Committee Tuesday 23 May 2000 (Morning)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 09:51]

I welcome members of the public and committee members to this meeting, the 13th of the Transport and the Environment Committee this year. I advise the committee that I have received apologies from Kenny MacAskill. I also advise the committee that our clerk, Lynn Tullis, has given birth to a baby boy, Cameron. I am sure that we are all pleased about that. I will circulate a card for us all to sign and send it off to her. That is the real baby who was born over the weekend, as opposed to that other one—I am waiting for my pager to go off at any minute.

Agenda item 1 is consideration of whether to take item 5 in private. As members are aware, we have to agree the contents of our submission to the Finance Committee on stage 1 of the annual budget process. During this morning's meeting, we are scheduled to hold a preliminary discussion on the contents of the report. As is usual with these preliminary discussions, we have to decide whether to take it in private. Does the committee agree to take it in private?

Members indicated agreement.

I hope that next week we can consider the final version of the report to the Finance Committee. I suggest that we hold that session in private, too. Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.