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The final item on the agenda is the European Parliament study visit. Having attended the relevant meeting of the conveners group, and having discussed the matter at the Local Government Committee, Trish Godman may wish to comment. The conveners group appears to be suggesting that the committee does not require to have a representative on the visit.
I think, convener, that you can put a good case for our sending a representative. Other committees are in the same position—we in the Local Government Committee had to put our case, but there was no difficulty with that. I think that the matter could be taken to the next meeting of the conveners group, next Tuesday.
Do we agree that we will suggest that a representative from the committee should go to the European Parliament and to the Commission, given our interaction with European regulations?
Yes, absolutely.
If it is decided that we can nominate someone, we can discuss next week who that person should be.
Meeting closed at 11:27.