Good morning and welcome to the 23rd meeting in 2018 of the Social Security Committee. I remind everyone present to turn off mobile phones and other electronic devices or to put them in silent mode, please, so that they do not disrupt the meeting.
I welcome Gordon Lindhurst, who is attending in place of Jeremy Balfour, who sends his apologies. Our deputy convener, Pauline McNeill, unfortunately cannot make it this morning; she also sends apologies.
Agenda item 1 is a decision on taking in private item 3, which is consideration of evidence. Do we agree to take item 3 in private?
Members indicated agreement.