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I have just done so as I was the culprit last time.Item 1 is to invite members to consider taking in private item 4, which is the draft remit and suggested programme of evidence for the national waste plan inquiry, and item 5, which is on claims under the witness expenses scheme.
It is not a matter for the agenda today, but I am happy to include it in our future programme. As members are content with the instruments and are happy to make no recommendation to the Parliament, that concludes discussion of item 2.
Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees the following programme of business— Thursday 15 May 2003 2:30 pm Selection of the Parliament's nominee for First Minister.
However, I do not recall hearing on the BBC or reading in the papers over the past couple of days that such a bill is in the Executive's forthcoming legislative programme.
She is attending the meeting as part of the Scottish Parliament business exchange programme. Michael Matheson is acting as her parliamentary host and she will sit behind him.
I remind members that at our next meeting on 6 November we will be joined by the European Parliament Petitions Committee. Members will receive the full programme, which will involve a lunch with members of the Petitions Committee after our committee meeting.
The first item on the agenda is to decide whether to hold the discussion on the forward work programme in private. Given that most committees do that and that it will allow the official reporters to take leave of us to do more important things, I suggest that we hold that part of the meeting in private.
I ask Mr Tom McCabe to move motion S1M-336, which proposes an addition to the business programme that was agreed last Thursday and relates to the timetabling of stage 3 of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Bill.