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The penultimate item is notification of new petitions that have been lodged since the previous formal meeting. As before, we will identify the two or three preferred petitions for oral submissions and I will ask members whether they are happy with the recommendation. I should say to Angela Constance that the process has changed slightly since she last attended the committee, after one or two petitioners expressed concern that those chosen to give oral submissions were a matter of alleged authoritarian executive decisions taken by your convener. By seeking members' input, we can say that the decision has been taken by the committee—which protects any of us who might get lobbied.
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