Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, December 13, 2016

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Decisions on Taking Business in Private

Good morning and welcome to the 15th meeting of the Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Committee. I welcome to the meeting Di Alexander, who is the chair of the Scottish rural fuel poverty task force; Elizabeth Leighton, who is policy adviser and secretariat for the existing homes alliance Scotland; Professor David Sigsworth, who is a former chair of the Scottish fuel poverty strategic working group; and Norman Kerr, who is director at Energy Action Scotland. We will take evidence from our guests slightly later on in the meeting.

I ask everyone present to turn off or switch to silent any electronic devices that might interfere with proceedings. We have received apologies from Dean Lockhart. I believe that Jackie Baillie wants to come in at this point.

Thank you, convener. I refer colleagues to my entry in the register of members’ interests and declare that I am honorary vice-president of Energy Action Scotland.

Thank you for that.

Agenda item 1 is to make a decision on taking business in private. Do members agree to take items 4, 5 and 6 in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Agenda item 2 is to make another decision on taking business in private. Do members agree to take in private at future meetings consideration of a draft report to the Finance Committee on the Scottish Government’s draft budget 2017-18 and its draft letters to the Scottish and United Kingdom Governments with regard to the inquiry on the economic impact of leaving the European Union?

Members indicated agreement.