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Good morning and welcome to the seventh meeting of the Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill Committee. Before we proceed, the committee must decide whether to take in private the final agenda item, which is to discuss our approach to consideration of the general principles. I suggest that we take that item in private to enable us to have a full discussion about the witnesses and the timetable, as well as the themes that we want to consider. I am keen that, as we have done in the past, we publish our agreement on the timetable and the list of witnesses, so that everybody—objectors, the promoter and other interested parties—is aware of what we intend to do. Do members agree to take agenda item 4 in private?
I should have pointed out that my colleague Jamie Stone sends his apologies. He is stranded, fogbound, at Inverness airport. If he joins us during the meeting, that will be welcome. Unfortunately, we cannot control the weather.