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The deaf are just as interested in politics, current affairs and literature as any hearing people. When I was MP for Hamilton, I visited the deaf school, and the children then paid a visit to the House of Commons.
First, paragraph 2.4 of the paper on the meeting between Executive officials and the voluntary sector refers to the supervision of new recruits pending disclosure and raises the issue of the demand for retrospective checks on people who are in post, so that they can supervise new recruits.
The Executive has initiated this debate to give the Parliament an early opportunity to discuss our continued commitment to the fire service in Scotland following the publication of our latest consultation paper on proposed new legislation.
I mentioned Ireland and New Zealand because I visited them. However, when we drafted our original proposals, we considered other examples, such as the Canadian and Australian regimes.
I wonder what views members have on that. I will come back to the visiting members, but I want to hear the views of members of the committee and to allow them to ask questions.