[The Convener opened the meeting at 13:34]
Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the committee. Before we resume the process of dealing with stage 2 of the National Parks (Scotland) Bill, I remind committee members that our agenda also contains two other items. It is unlikely that they will take much time, but we will have to deal with those short items when we have finished today's stage 2 consideration of the bill and non-members have left the meeting.