Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the eighth meeting of the Equal Opportunities Committee in 2008. I remind all present, including members, that mobile phones and BlackBerrys should be switched off completely, as they interfere with the sound system even when they are switched to silent.
Agenda item 2 is a decision on whether to consider an item on the Scots language in private at our next meeting. Are members agreed?
Agenda item 3 is a decision on whether to consider in private at future meetings a draft report on the evidence that we have taken on our predecessor committee's disability inquiry report, "Removing Barriers and Creating Opportunities". Are members agreed?