European and External Relations Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Official Report 410KB pdf

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good afternoon, everyone. I welcome you all to today’s meeting of the European and External Relations Committee—the fourth meeting in 2011 in this session. I ask all members and those who are in the gallery to ensure that their mobile phones are switched off. If they are on, they interfere with the recording equipment.

Agenda item 1 is a decision on whether to take in private items 5, 6 and 7. Item 5 is on the remit for the committee’s inquiry on engagement with the European Union dimension of the Scotland Bill, item 6 is on a proposal for the committee to visit Brussels, and item 7 is to allow for some discussion following today’s evidence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth. It is normal practice to take such items in private to allow us to have a full and frank discussion. The decisions will be published as normal. Is the committee content to take in private items 5 to 7?

Members indicated agreement.