We can dispose of agenda item 3 quite quickly. We have to discuss the appointment of a committee member to serve as its European Union reporter. Mary Fee was our EU reporter and she has left the committee, so the role is now vacant.
I nominate Richard Lyle.
Do you accept, Richard?
I accept.
As there are no other nominations, does the committee agree that Richard Lyle should be appointed?
I thank committee members for that honour.
Members will remember that, at the start of today’s meeting, we agreed to discuss our work programme under agenda item 4 in private.