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At our meeting last week, members agreed to take in private a briefing on the committee's future work programme by Scottish Parliament information centre researchers.
Are members also prepared to consider our draft report on the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill in private at future meetings, as is the usual practice when we are considering draft reports?
We have no time to investigate the issues that the Subordinate Legislation Committee raises, but the committee has brought it to the Executive's attention for future reference. The recommendation is that the committee does not wish to make any recommendation in relation to the instrument.
The clerks will look carefully at the procedures that were used for the first time today to assess whether, if they are required in the future, we might avoid what was an unfortunate break in our business.
My officials recently met representatives of the British Veterinary Association and representatives of those involved in the Highlands and Islands veterinary services scheme to discuss future funding and operation of the scheme.
It would be far better for us to draw those things together in the near future, so that rather than going off at stops and starts and doing separate things, we can go forward—and I dread this word—in a co-joined fashion.
We should put it on record that we would like to hold such a meeting at some point in the future. Such a meeting would help to clarify things for all of us.
The agenda is short but important, because we must work out our future work programme, so that the committee knows what it will do in the foreseeable future.I have some apologies.
(S1O-2583) The draft strategic priorities for Scotland's passenger railways will be issued for public consultation in the near future. The consultation will last 12 weeks.
The Scottish Arts Council will have an important role to play, in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise, in developing the sector in the future. Can the minister give specific examples of the areas of work that are to be prioritised?