Rural Development Committee, 27 Mar 2001
Meeting date: Tuesday, March 27, 2001
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Scottish Parliament Rural Development Committee Tuesday 27 March 2001 (Afternoon)
[The Convener opened the meeting at 13:31]
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. The committee has a tight schedule today. One or two members who intend to be present will arrive during the meeting.
Foot-and-mouth disease does not appear on the agenda, but I intend to adjourn the meeting at
2.45 pm so that members can attend the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee meeting to discuss issues surrounding foot and mouth and its impact on the tourist industry. We have the opportunity to discuss issues relating to foot and mouth when we reconvene at 3.45 pm. I intend to allow members to raise any additional matters that they wish to air during that discussion.
It is proposed that items 6 and 7 on today's agenda be dealt with in private. Item 6 relates to the choice of an adviser to the committee and item 7 is consideration of a draft report on land reform. It is normally our practice to deal with such issues in private. I ask the committee's permission to continue with that practice.
Members indicated agreement.
We will therefore take items 6 and 7 in private.