Good morning. I welcome everyone to the 24th meeting in 2018 of the Social Security Committee, and I remind you all to turn mobile phones and other such devices to silent mode, so that they do not disrupt the proceedings.
We have received apologies from Jeremy Balfour, who unfortunately cannot be with us. I hope that Gordon Lindhurst will join us at some point, but he is delayed. We should have a full complement in due course, but we are not quite there yet.
Item 1 is to make a decision on taking business in private. Does the committee agree to take in private our consideration of evidence at item 4?
Members indicated agreement.
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