Justice 2 Committee, 24 Feb 2004

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 24, 2004

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Draft Arbitration Bill

Item 3 is the draft arbitration bill. Correspondence from Lord Dervaird and a background paper have been circulated—I hope that members have had an opportunity to consider the papers. I was certainly interested in the correspondence and I thought that members of the committee might also be interested. The committee needs to consider what, if anything, it will do next. Members will see that the background paper contains a suggestion that, if the committee agrees, I and some members might meet Lord Dervaird and Lord Coulsfield informally to discuss the matter further. I am open to suggestions.

I support the clerk's recommendation that members who are interested in meeting the two gentlemen should do so and report back to the committee.

I would certainly be happy to do so. It would be helpful if other members indicated whether they are interested.

I am interested.

I am interested, too.

Three women—there's a treat for them.

Would it be sufficient if three of us—myself, Nicola Sturgeon and Karen Whitefield—were to go along? We will make the necessary arrangements to set up a meeting and report back to the committee. Is that agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

Meeting continued in private until 16:20.