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If we make ourselves accessible, we will remove the need for lobbyists. Because this Parliament is new, it has the opportunity to change the way in which things have always been done.
Will he confirm to the chamber that he will not accept any new funding formula for GPs under the proposed new contracts that will mean that they will receive less funding instead of the expected increase?
It is important that we tie that up. We need the new order for the new Parliament. The timetable needs to be adjusted to take account of that—if the rest of the committee agrees.
We will certainly refer the paper to the new committee. We have previously indicated that the present committee would prefer to give the new committee a steer.
I am delighted to tell the member that, with our new democracy in Scotland, such decisions are taken by our whole Scottish Parliament and that the convener will be appointed by this committee in due course.