Transport and the Environment Committee, 29 Nov 2000

Meeting date: Wednesday, November 29, 2000

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Scottish Parliament Transport and the Environment Committee Wednesday 29 November 2000 (Morning)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 10:36]

I welcome everyone to the 29th meeting this year of the Transport and the Environment Committee, including the Minister for Transport and her officials, who are here to speak to one of the two statutory instruments that we are discussing today. The Deputy Minister for Sport and Culture will attend the meeting later to speak to the second instrument.

I have received apologies from Donald Gorrie.

I ask members to agree to take item 4 in private, so that we can discuss some of the practical arrangements for our water inquiry, such as the specifications for our adviser and the details of our meeting in the north of Scotland. It is usual practice for such discussions to be taken in private. Do we agree to take that item in private?

Members indicated agreement.

We hope to consider the first draft of our report into genetically modified organisms at our next meeting and I suggest that we consider that in private, too. Is it agreed that we do that?

Members indicated agreement.