Item 8 appears on the agenda as "MSPs' movements mid-week"—despite instructions to the contrary, the clerks have removed the capital M from the word "movements".
I am impressed that there have been 129 replies. Did we pressurise members until they gave in? That was very wise.
I think that we must have done.
I am not sure about the meaning of the answers. If I replied that I live in Edinburgh and go home to Edinburgh at night, have I qualified as a "stay" or a "travel"?
A stay, I think.
A stay?
People were available in Edinburgh—that is the reason.
Clearly, it will be difficult, but it will be no more difficult than we thought. I am surprised that half the members stay. In any case, if members meet on Wednesday night, it is not as if the transportation system grinds to a halt at 7 pm on Wednesday. It keeps running to most places for a considerable time.
The transport system has ground to a halt all day.
You are a Cabinet minister: you could make the trains run on time.
It is an interesting piece of evidence. We can relay it to the Parliamentary Bureau for its information, as and when it chooses to hold a later meeting. It can take the evidence into account.
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