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We received a helpful response on the regulations. We drew the Executive's attention to the need for consolidation. We will inform the lead committee and the Parliament of the Executive's explanation, provided in response to the committee's request for information about progress on consolidation. We are pleased that the Executive is keeping that at the forefront of its intentions.
I am not suggesting that other regulations are unimportant, but these affect people daily. It is therefore urgent to ensure that the department that drafts them has sufficient resources. The Executive's response appears to hint that there are insufficient bodies to do the job.
The timing for reporting on the regulations is a wee bit difficult. It may be sufficient to have Margo MacDonald's comment on the record. We cannot ask the Executive further questions at this point.
I am not suggesting that we should return to the Executive. However, other committees are more likely to be exercised by the issue that I raised, because the substance of the matters that they deal with can be affected by the lack of resources among the people who draft and consolidate the regulations.
So we support the provision of resources for civil servants to consolidate legislation.
Yes.
Good.