Finance Committee, 29 Oct 2002

Meeting date: Tuesday, October 29, 2002

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Items in Private

As we agreed earlier, the committee will now move into private session. [Interruption.] Sorry, I am advised that the final item on the agenda is to agree whether we wish to discuss in private certain items at our next meeting—specifically lines of questioning on the draft budget and the Homelessness etc (Scotland) Bill and discussion of the draft report to the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill. Are we agreed?

Members indicated agreement.

Thank you.

Finally, I remind members that there will be a meeting this afternoon of the cross-cutting review group on regeneration as delivered through the voluntary sector. The first evidence-taking session will be this afternoon at 3.30 in Cannonball House, with Hugh Henry, the Deputy Minister for Social Justice.

Is that meeting for all committee members?

Sorry, it is only for members who are on the regeneration cross-cutting review group.

That is why at least two members were looking puzzled.

I have an Audit Committee meeting at 2 o'clock, but I will do my best to attend the meeting. I think that I am on that group, am I not? I presume that that is why I got the papers.

I do not know.

Meeting closed at 12:07.