I will move quickly on to item 4, which relates to the appointment of an adviser for the forthcoming title conditions (Scotland) bill. The bill seems to be technical and long. We found it advantageous to have an adviser on the budget. Do members agree to the appointment of an adviser to assist with consideration of the title conditions (Scotland) bill?
I ask for my entry in the register of interests to be noted.
We will drop item 5, the oral report, which can be done on another occasion. The bell has not rung yet—leave your bags unpacked for the moment. This has been a long meeting. The next meeting will be on 21 May in committee room 1, when we will take further evidence on the prison estates review. There will be three Justice 1 Committee meetings next week, because there are no plenary meetings. I am told that that creates a wonderful opportunity to take further evidence on the prison estates review. The further meetings will be in the afternoon of Wednesday 22 May and in the morning of Thursday 23 May. We also have our usual slot in the afternoon on Tuesday. Just to give members even more fun, there will be a lunchtime briefing on 22 May by the committee's adviser, Professor McDaid, on the financial aspects of the prison estates review. There you are—wall-to-wall prison estates review. That concludes the meeting.
Meeting closed at 17:42.
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