Audit Committee, 11 Jun 2002

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 11, 2002

Official Report 206KB pdf

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Items in Private

I welcome everyone to the ninth meeting in 2002 of the Audit Committee. I make the usual announcement about mobile phones and pagers and I will set a good example by turning off mine. Scott Barrie and Paul Martin send their apologies; there are no other apologies.

Item 1 on the agenda is a decision on whether to take items 2, 4, 5 and 6 in private. Items 2 and 4 relate to discussion of lines of questioning for today's witnesses and consideration of the evidence that we take. Item 5 is consideration of the committee's draft report on public accounts and item 6 is consideration of the committee's draft annual report for the parliamentary year from May 2001 to May 2002. It is right that, after private consideration, all those items will enter the public domain. Are members agreed that we take those items in private?

Members indicated agreement.

At our most recent meeting, we decided to hold a further evidence-taking session in relation to our inquiry into further education colleges. The committee is asked whether it should take in private at its next meeting agenda items that deal with lines of questioning and consideration of the evidence that is taken. Do members agree to that?

Members indicated agreement.

Before moving into private session, we will pause to allow members of the public to leave.

Meeting continued in private.

Meeting continued in public.