Welfare Reform Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning. I welcome everyone to the fifth meeting in 2013 of the Welfare Reform Committee. Michael McMahon is running slightly late, which is why I am convening the meeting. I remind everyone to switch off their mobile phones, as they interfere with the electronic equipment.

Two members of staff from the National Assembly of Malawi are visiting the Parliament this week, and they are shadowing committee teams. Hanna Majamanda is shadowing the Welfare Reform Committee team and will join us this morning—she, too, is running a little late. Are members content for Hanna to be here throughout the meeting, including for items that we might take in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Thank you. Item 1 is a decision on whether to take items 4 and 5 in private. Item 4 is a discussion about fact-finding visits that we might want to undertake, and item 5 is a discussion about a draft motion for a future committee debate in the Parliament. Do members agree to take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.