[The Convener opened the meeting in private at 10:03]
Meeting continued in public.
I welcome everyone to this meeting of the Communities Committee. Today we are all conscious of a great sadness in one of our communities, for the people who rose to go to their work yesterday in Maryhill and were caught up in such terrible events. Our thoughts go to all those who were involved and their families, to those who have lost people, those who are injured and those who are still fighting in the hope of saving people who are still trapped at the scene of the terrible accident in Maryhill. It is appropriate for us to rise for a minute's silence to reflect on what has happened.