European and External Relations Committee
Meeting date: Thursday, January 30, 2014
Official Report
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Decision on Taking Business in Private
Good morning and welcome to the third meeting in 2014 of the European and External Relations Committee. I make the usual request that mobile phones be switched off.
I again welcome to the table Dr Daniel Kenealy, who is the committee’s adviser in our inquiry into aspects of the Scottish Government’s white paper that relate to the European Union.
I also welcome the winners of the audio Europa competition, which was organised by the Scottish Youth Parliament. I see a few well-kent faces in the audience. The competition, which was also organised by the European Parliament office in Edinburgh, was designed to give young people across Scotland the chance to share their views on why it is important to vote in the European elections. The winners will get the chance to meet the committee in a brief suspension after the evidence session. We look forward to that.
We have received no apologies.
Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking item 4 and future discussions of the report in question in private. Do members agree to that?
Members indicated agreement.