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Item 3 is the delegation of authority for witness expenses. Does the committee agree to delegate to me the authority to reimburse suitable witness expenses, if required, to any future witnesses?
Members indicated agreement.
Some people are looking askance at that idea, but we are agreed in general terms.
The authority is all yours.
I remind colleagues that we will meet again next Thursday, when we will have a range of evidence from academic experts on the Smith commission report. We have made it with 25 seconds to go.
Meeting closed at 11:29.