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I suggest that those questions would be best answered by the Scottish Prison Service, which has undertaken to update the committee from time to time on these matters.
I invite members to ask questions or request any points of clarification. I have one or two points to make about the evidence from the people who were consulted.
We have had more than enough discussion on this point. Apart from the "number of persons" being specified—as "more than 10" in my amendment or "6 or more" in Phil Gallie's amendment—there is a link to Gordon Jackson's point.
I am sure that my intervention is a relief to everybody—I am talking about the timing.I refer to the specific point that Des McNulty raised about not having anonymous complainants.
We have no grounds, other than our own common sense, for suggesting that they should talk to each other. Is it not the case that they have already talked to each other?
I would welcome the minister's comments on how the role of supporter could best be developed.My final point relates to the admission of prior statements, which are not restricted to vulnerable witnesses.
It is a real worry.I seek clarification on another point. Yesterday, I tried to log on to the Scottish Parliament website to read the Housing (Scotland) Bill.