Health and Community Care Committee,

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 23, 2001

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Scottish Parliament Health and Community Care Committee Wednesday 23 May 2001 (Morning)

[The Convener opened the meeting at 09:32]

Good morning and welcome to the Health and Community Care Committee. Everybody must be thinking that this is just where they want to be on such a lovely, sunny morning. No doubt we could all be in lots of other places, but the meeting ahead of us is important. I welcome the Minister for Health and Community Care.

Under agenda item 1, we must decide whether we are happy to take item 4—consideration of our draft report and conclusions on the budget—in private. The committee's normal policy is to consider draft reports in private. Are we agreed to take the item in private?

Members indicated agreement.