European and External Relations Committee
Meeting date: Thursday, September 19, 2013
Official Report
482KB pdf
Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the 15th meeting in 2013 of the European and External Relations Committee. I make the usual request that all mobile phones and electronic devices be switched off, as they hurt the broadcasting people’s ears.
First, I record a special thanks and pay tribute to Lauren Spaven-Donn, who is moving on from the committee. When Lauren came to the committee, she took on a piece of work that involved looking at our China plan and helping the committee with the report on that and all the visits and media work around it. She worked closely with Sally Coyne, and we got a fantastic result with the report. We wish Lauren all the best, thank her for all the work that she has done, and hope to see her again. Whoever gets her will get an amazing worker. Good luck and thanks very much.
Members: Hear, hear.
Helen Eadie will not come to the meeting this morning, but she has tendered her apologies.
Agenda item 1 is a decision on whether to take in private agenda item 8, which is our deliberations on the European Union anti-trafficking co-ordinator’s visit last week. Do members agree to take item 8 in private?
Members indicated agreement.