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Chamber and committees

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee

Meeting date: Thursday, January 31, 2013


Contents


Decisions on Taking Business in Private

The Convener

Agenda item 2 is a decision on taking business in private. Do members agree to take in private item 5, which is a discussion of the committee’s approach to our inquiry into local motions; and item 6, which is a discussion of our approach to possible rule changes on committee substitutes?

Members indicated agreement.

The Convener

Agenda item 3 is a decision on taking the following business in private at future meetings: a paper on possible rule changes for hybrid bills; a discussion paper on our approach to our review of parliamentary reform; and a paper on our inquiry into post-legislative scrutiny. Do members agree to take those three items in private at future meetings?

Members indicated agreement.