The next item on today's agenda is for me to update the committee on a particular development. Members will remember that the Public Petitions Committee formally referred to us, for interest only, two petitions on the less favoured area scheme. The petitions also went to the Rural Development Committee, which has since written to us asking for our advice on the situation. The clerks have prepared a letter, which members have in their briefing papers. The letter has an appendix that outlines the options that are available to the committee. It is probably right that the committee takes the decision on which option it wants to pursue, but in the letter we ask the Rural Development Committee to come back to us and update us on the situation. Is that agreed, colleagues?
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