Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, May 6, 2020

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Decision on Taking Business in Private

Good morning. I welcome members, the minister, her official and those joining us online to the 11th meeting in 2020 of the Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee. This is the first meeting that the committee has conducted remotely, and I thank the broadcasting team and all the committee clerks for making it possible.

I welcome Rhoda Grant as a new member, and I officially thank Jackie Baillie, the outgoing member, for her work on the committee. I wish her all the best in her new role.

This morning, we will consider the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill, which is a member’s bill from Daniel Johnson. Daniel is joining us and will be able to ask questions at the end of our evidence-taking session.

The first item on the agenda is a decision on taking business in private. The committee is asked to take item 3 on today’s agenda in private. The committee is also asked to agree that consideration of its protected trust deeds inquiry report, its stage 1 report on the Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill and its work programme be taken in private at future meetings.

Given the complexities of a group discussion by videoconference, I will assume that everyone agrees unless they say otherwise. No objections have been raised, so the committee agrees to take that business in private.