Justice and Home Affairs Committee, 27 Jun 2000

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 27, 2000

Official Report 246KB pdf

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Scottish Parliament Justice and Home Affairs Committee Tuesday 27 June 2000 (Morning)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 09:32]

Good morning, everyone. We are hoping to get through today's business as quickly as possible—most of today's amendments to the Bail, Judicial Appointments etc (Scotland) Bill are concessions to the committee, so I hope that there will not be too much disagreement. I have received no apologies for absence, but I am aware that Christine Grahame is likely to arrive late.

Kate MacLean is a victim of crime—her car has been broken into.

Will Kate make it to the meeting?

She is waiting on the police.

I saw Pauline McNeill crossing the road—but in the wrong direction.

No one else has submitted apologies, and I am working on the assumption that people will appear at appropriate moments.

The Finance Committee report on the Executive's budget proposals for 2001-02 has been published and may be obtained from the document supply centre. Members may have seen newspaper coverage on it this morning. The Justice and Home Affairs Committee report will be an annexe to that document.

Item 1 on the agenda is a decision on whether to take item 3, consideration of a brief draft committee annual report, in private. Are we agreed to take that item in private?

Members indicated agreement.