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Good morning, and welcome to the ninth meeting in 2026 of the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee.
For the committee’s information, there will be a fire alarm evacuation exercise in certain areas of the building at 10 am, which is expected to last for 10 minutes. The good news is that it is not expected to disrupt the meeting. It would be appreciated if everyone could remain in the room between 9.55 am and 10.15 am. That includes those in the public gallery, because if anyone leaves the building, they will be expected to evacuate and will end up outside for half an hour. We will all be fine if we stay in the room.
I remind everyone to switch their electronic devices to silent. We have received apologies from Emma Harper, and Tim Eagle and Rhoda Grant are attending the meeting remotely.
The first item on our agenda is a decision on whether to take item 4 in private. Are we agreed to do so?
Members indicated agreement.
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