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    <Contribution_English>&lt;p&gt;The committee met in the Senedd and by video-conference.&lt;/p&gt;
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    <Agenda_item_english>1. Introduction, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest</Agenda_item_english>
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    <Contribution_English>&lt;p&gt;No recording is available of the start of the meeting.&lt;/p&gt;</Contribution_English>
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    <Agenda_item_english>2. Papers to note</Agenda_item_english>
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    <Contribution_English>&lt;p&gt;—at all. Papers 3 and 4, though, we will need to respond to those, but we can look at the detail of that later on. So, is everybody content to note those papers that have been shared with us? Okay. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Thank you very much.&lt;/p&gt;</Contribution_English>
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    <Agenda_item_english>3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from item 4 of this meeting and under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the entirety of the meeting on 16 July</Agenda_item_english>
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    <Contribution_English>&lt;p&gt;Motion:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;that the committee resolves to exclude the public from item 4 of this meeting in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi) and under Standing Order 17.42(ix) resolves to exclude the public from the entirety of the meeting on 16 July.&lt;/p&gt;</Contribution_English>
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    <Agenda_item_english>3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from item 4 of this meeting and under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the entirety of the meeting on 16 July</Agenda_item_english>
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    <Contribution_English>&lt;p&gt;Motion moved.&lt;/p&gt;</Contribution_English>
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    <Agenda_item_english>3. Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) to resolve to exclude the public from item 4 of this meeting and under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the entirety of the meeting on 16 July</Agenda_item_english>
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    <Contribution_English>&lt;p&gt;Item 3, then, is a motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from item 4 of this meeting and also to resolve to exclude the public from the entirety of the meeting on 16 July. Is everybody happy to do so? Yes, I can see that you are. Let's go ahead with that, then. Thank you very much.&lt;/p&gt;</Contribution_English>
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    <Contribution_English>&lt;p&gt;Motion agreed.&lt;/p&gt;
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