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Scottish ParliamentPublic Petitions CommitteeTuesday 7 May 2002(Morning) The Convener opened the meeting at 10:02 I welcome everyone to the eighth meeting this year of the Public Petitions Committee.
Professor Midwinter has produced a paper that highlights areas that the committee might wish to raise. Item 7 is consideration of possible future inquiries, for which Murray McVicar has produced an options paper.
As well as a small reduction in the number of firms that do criminal work, there has been a 7 per cent reduction in the number of solicitors who do that work, which we had not previously been aware of.
I am sure she will be glad to show anybody her drawings.Items in Private Items in Private Agenda item 1 is the proposal to discuss items 6 and 7 in private. Is that agreed?Members indicated agreement.Subordinate Legislation Subordinate Legislation Agenda item 2 concerns subordinate legislation.