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I would also like the committee to write to the care commission to ask it why—given its fee structure, in which it records the various establishments that it is required to inspect and visit—it does not have details of who has which services?
The Conveners Group was not happy with the second proposal that we put to it for visiting Australia in November. The main issue was cost: the amount for which we were asking was a substantial part of the Conveners Group budget.
On the same day, President Rigol of the Catalan Parliament visited us and there was a highly useful exchange of views on some of the work that can be done between the two Parliaments in the run-up to the intergovernmental conference.
On the same day, President Rigol of the Catalan Parliament visited us and there was a highly useful exchange of views on some of the work that can be done between the two Parliaments in the run-up to the intergovernmental conference.
I understand Miss Goldie's continued interest in what is happening in New York and she will, from my comments, be aware of what I learned on my visit there.
However, to go back to an earlier point, what interests me is how their way of doing things relates to the new Parliament and, in particular, to the committee.
I understand that some councils are not members of COSLA. I do not know what the latest membership figure is. An agreement with local government should surely include all local government in Scotland and not only local authorities that are COSLA members.
That would entitle the Law Society to impose its own discipline in the public interest, such as suspending or debarring a solicitor.Amendment 26 is a minor technical amendment that is consequential on amendments 28 and 30.I move amendment 26.