Equal Opportunities Committee, 27 Feb 2001

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 27, 2001

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Scottish Parliament Equal Opportunities Committee Tuesday 27 February 2001 (Morning)

[The Deputy Convener opened the meeting at 10:04]

We are few in number this morning, but let us begin. Under agenda item 1, do members agree to take items 6, the draft report on the Housing (Scotland) Bill, and item 7, the budget paper, in private?

Members indicated agreement.

We will now go into private session to consider item 2. The meeting will reopen to the public at 10.15 am.

Meeting continued in private.

Meeting resumed in public.

We will get started. I apologise for the delay in starting, which is due partly to my being late because of the bad weather and partly to the fact that the committee has been discussing whether to proceed with item 3 on the agenda, which is the Crown Office inquiry into relations with the Chhokar family, on which we had intended to take evidence from Jim Wallace, Colin Boyd and Neil Davidson.

The committee has agreed not to discuss item 3 as there appears to be a problem. I was under the impression that committee members were aware that we would take evidence on this matter and that the Chhokar family was happy to attend as members of the public. It appears that that is not the case, so the committee has decided that, under the circumstances, it would not be appropriate to go ahead with the line of questioning on item 3.