I would like us to decide whether to take in private agenda items 2, 4, 5 and 6. Items 2 and 4 relate to our evidence-taking session on public accounts. Item 2 is intended to allow the committee to consider lines of questioning to be put to our witnesses; item 4 allows the committee to consider the evidence that we will have taken. Item 5 is on a briefing from Audit Scotland on issues surrounding community care, which will assist the committee in any future work that it takes on in that area. Item 6 will allow the committee to consider its revised draft report on our inquiry into the Auditor General for Scotland's report "Overview of the National Health Service in Scotland 2000/01". Does the committee agree to take items 2, 4, 5 and 6 in private?
The committee will shortly consider its draft report arising from today's consideration of public accounts, and the Auditor General will wish to brief the committee on his overview report on further education. It would be helpful if the committee agreed to take those future items in private. Does the committee so agree?
Meeting continued in private.
Meeting continued in public.