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The final item on the agenda deals with subordinate legislation procedure and the National Parks (Scotland) Bill. We discussed earlier that an amendment has been lodged in my name. It is not in the committee's name because it is not a matter for the committee as such. The bill will return to our committee once the rural affairs committee has discussed it and we may be able to examine the amendment then. I would like to record my thanks to the staff—legal and clerking—for their support. I could not have done this on my own. The purpose of the amendment is to see if we can introduce into the national parks bill the super-affirmative procedure that was discussed. Please feel free to comment, or we can wait until the bill comes back to us with the Executive response and we can kick it about in a bit more detail.
I would like to say on record that we recognise that this is not a party political amendment but an attempt to reflect the view of the committee about the process of legislation. Consultation underlies the wishes of your amendment.
Thank you. Following last week's mammoth meeting, that brings us to an end.
Meeting closed at 10:33.