Rural Affairs Committee,
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000
Official Report
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Scottish Parliament Rural Affairs Committee Tuesday 30 May 2000 (Afternoon)
[The Convener opened the meeting at 14:06]
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for your attendance. We are running a few minutes late, but we are meeting in another unusual venue and five minutes to get people here is not bad going.
Before we proceed with our main business of the afternoon, I would like to discuss a couple of issues with members of the committee. I suggest that item 5 on the agenda, which is a draft report on the Scottish Executive's budget proposals for 2000-01, be taken in private. Does that meet with members' approval?
Is it a draft report?
Yes.
Members indicated agreement.
Item 5 will be taken in private.
In order to deal first with those matters that we wish to have included in the Official Report, I suggest that we take item 4, which concerns the Borders rail debate, before item 3, which is future business and does not need to appear in the Official Report. Is that agreed?
Members indicated agreement.
I have heard that Christine Grahame is very keen to be present for item 4. Has she been informed of the change that we are making? I know that she asked you about the timetable for our meeting, convener. She was going to arrive at around half past three.
She should be safe. Do we have enough seats to go round? After all this waiting, it is nice to have a crowd.