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The petitioners are concerned that the structure of Scottish football is not working to the best advantage of Scottish football, and they want that to be addressed.
Would it be possible to draw in the deputy convener at some point? Perhaps both the convener and the deputy convener could consider such petitions before they came to the committee.
In the first part of the question, Margo MacDonald makes a good point—we need to drive up the standards of the food that is provided in schools to young people, in hospitals and in many other public and private facilities.
In the past, a successful feature of such meetings has been the ability of organisations that have made points to us in the mornings to watch the committee try to carry through some of those issues into the discussions with ministers in the afternoon session.
This is the European year of disabled people. The fundamental point is that we are being told that it will cost money to give equal rights to people who have disabilities.
In comparing those options, it was clear that the financial decision that was of best value to the public sector in Scotland was to choose the route that was outlined last week in the chamber.
Given the timing of the bill, we expect to have that discussion in private session at the evening meeting on 26 June. Would that be agreeable to committee members?