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Let us learn from this mistake, so that we can flag up such matters much earlier in the future. Having read the documents, I do not think that the Executive or the Parliament can do much at this stage.
In other words, it should be a balanced, complete, thorough and lengthy inquiry.I hope that the decision to hold an inquiry—which I hope we will make today—will not be overturned at a future date because nobody in the Executive wants an open inquiry.
I have learned a lot from the experience, and that will be valuable for future bills. It is an honour to move the motion.I move,That the Parliament agrees that the Leasehold Casualties (Scotland) Bill be passed.
I think that you are right.I will make a statement on behalf of members: I assure COSLA that the Local Government Committee has no intention of taking up its role, and I do not think that that will happen in the future. Perhaps that should be recorded in the Official Report.
In the short term, if we are seen to be taking those actions, we will all get the credit. The Executive and the Parliament are not in different corners: we are all in this together.