We will move into private session after this brief item. The legislative consent memorandum on the Health Bill was lodged on 8 December, and it has now been referred to this committee for consideration. A copy has been circulated. The committee is required to report to the Parliament before the deadline for consideration. Subject to the committee's agreement, I propose that we take evidence from the Minister for Health and Community Care at our meeting of Tuesday 10 January. That date was originally indicated as a day when we would not meet, but we are now required to do so. The committee will also have an opportunity to consider a report from the Subordinate Legislation Committee. I propose that the committee then moves into private session to agree the content of the report that we are required to produce, and to agree our recommendation to Parliament. Those arrangements will allow the committee's report to be published by the appropriate deadline, ahead of the Parliament's consideration of the Executive's legislative consent motion.
Members indicated agreement.
Meeting suspended until 15:35 and thereafter continued in private until 15:49.