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Scottish ParliamentJustice and Home Affairs CommitteeTuesday 26 October 1999(Morning) The Convener opened the meeting at 09:47 I have received apologies from Trish Marwick, who is unable to be here this morning.
I hope that everybody feels that they have had their chance to get across their point of view. All four of you have left us in no doubt about your point of view.
We have a paper that tracks issues that the committee has previously identified. I take on board Phil Gallie's point about the lack of time that we give to those issues.
Perhaps they could also reawaken communities to trust the political process and—dare I say it?—politicians.When we talk of police and fire services, we talk of services whose personnel face real dangers in protecting the public.
We would produce a remit that the committee would agree to or adjust. We would then go out and talk to a whole lot of people to answer the questions and to find the information.