Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Official Report 384KB pdf

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Decisions on Taking Business in Private

Welcome to the fifth meeting of the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee this year. I ask members to turn off mobile phones—in fact, I shall do that myself first—to make sure that we are not interrupted during our business. [Interruption.] That noise was from my mobile phone being switched off. You now know that it is officially dead.

Item 1 is to consider whether the draft report on reform of parliamentary business and remodelling the parliamentary week should be taken in private at future meetings. Are members happy with that?

Members indicated agreement.

Item 2 is to consider whether we should take item 5, which deals with directions to the Public Standards Commissioner for Scotland, in private later this afternoon. Do members agree to take that item in private?

Members indicated agreement.