Finance Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Official Report 508KB pdf

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning and welcome to the seventh meeting of the Finance Committee in the fourth session of Parliament. I remind all members and everyone else in the room to turn off mobile phones and pagers.

Item 1 is to decide whether to take in private both item 4 and consideration of the committee’s report on the draft budget in future meetings. We would move into private session today to allow us to consider the key themes arising from the two oral evidence sessions, which will help inform the structure and content of the committee’s report. It is usual practice to take consideration of draft reports in private to allow a free and frank discussion on the content and recommendations. Are members content for those items to be taken in private?

Members indicated agreement.