Communities Committee, 31 Mar 2004

Meeting date: Wednesday, March 31, 2004

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Item in Private

I welcome everyone to this meeting of the Communities Committee.

We have apologies from Patrick Harvie, who is unable to be here today; Shiona Baird is here as his substitute. Stewart Stevenson has been delayed, but should be along shortly. Mark Ruskell will be present to speak in support of petition PE650 at agenda item 3. Professor Arthur Midwinter will not be able to join us for agenda item 4 until 11 o'clock. The last wee bit of extra information is that Parliament's official photographer will join us today to add to the committee's pictorial database. If anybody knows what a pictorial database is, they can give me their answers on a bit of paper later.

Item 1 is consideration of whether to take item 5, on the committee's work programme, in private. Is it agreed that we will take that item in private?

Members indicated agreement.