Finance Committee, 14 Dec 1999

Meeting date: Tuesday, December 14, 1999

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Scottish Parliament Finance Committee Tuesday 14 December 1999 (Morning)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 09:48]

Good morning. I call the 10th meeting of the Finance Committee to order. I remind members to switch off their mobile phones and set their pagers to vibrate. I have received apologies from Adam Ingram and John Swinney.

There are four items on the agenda. I suggest that it would be appropriate to hold agenda item 2—consideration of possible lines of questioning for the Minister for Finance—in private session. Are we agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

I suggest that item 4—consideration of our draft report—also be held in private. Are we agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

As members will be aware, the minister will be here at 11.30 this morning, after the cabinet meeting. If we have completed items 1 and 2, we will have a short adjournment before 11.30.