Audit Committee, 02 Sep 2003
Meeting date: Tuesday, September 2, 2003
Official Report
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Items in Private
I declare this meeting open and welcome members of the public and the committee. Fergus Ewing has joined us, and we expect Margo MacDonald to join us at some point. I have received apologies from Robin Harper, but I have not received apologies from George Lyon, so I assume that he is on his way.
I ask members, the press and public to turn off their mobile phones and pagers so that they do not disturb us or interfere with our audio system.
I welcome George Lyon, who has just arrived.
Item 1 concerns items in private. I ask committee members to agree to take agenda items 6, 7 and 8 in private. It is our normal practice to receive reports from the Auditor General for Scotland and then later in the meeting to discuss them in private to plan the approach that we will take. Is it agreed that we will take those items in private?
Members indicated agreement.
We will also discuss lines of questioning for our witnesses for our inquiry into individual learning accounts in private at our meeting on 16 September. Is that agreed?
Members indicated agreement.