[The Convener opened the meeting at 10:00]
I call the committee to order in a venue—the Festival Theatre—that is a strong recommendation for pressing ahead with the new Holyrood building as soon as possible. I welcome everybody to the meeting. As usual, please switch phones off and pagers to vibrate. There are two items on the agenda in the main part of the meeting and a briefing will follow. Apologies have been received from Ken Macintosh.