Local Government Committee, 19 Nov 2002

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 19, 2002

Official Report 389KB pdf

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Items in Private

I welcome Bruce Crawford to the committee for the first time. I am sure that you will enjoy the meeting. I just hope that I am still able to see you by the end of it, because the lighting in this room is really pretty awful.

I ask members to agree to take items 5 and 7 in private. We will be considering the committee's conclusions and the drafting of a committee report.

For the sake of continuity, could we perhaps take items 5 and 7 together and move item 6 up the agenda?

There is a reason for the order of items on the agenda. The adviser is coming in for items 4 and 5, and that is the only time that she can come. As you know, the committee does not normally do that, but the timing does not allow us to put both private items together today.

Do members agree to take items 5 and 7 in private?

Members indicated agreement.