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I am in favour of pursuing the idea of having a separate list of official committee debates that would be taken outwith the 12 half sitting days, but I do not know what colleagues think of that idea or of the first suggestion.
We should not lose sight of the fact that the regulations are important and that we are keen to have them implemented. I am grateful to the Executive officials for giving us their time.
If the committee tells me the points that the petition raises on which it needs further information, I can furnish that information before you make your official response. Would that help? Yes.
However, as the report will be short, we should perhaps simply summarise what is said in the Official Report. We have nothing else other than that to report.I thank the minister, Hugh Henry, and his officials for attending this morning.
There has been some correspondence with previous members of the Bureau and Bureau officials to ensure that they are comfortable with the proposed changes as set out in annexe A.
If the Scottish Executive is prepared to allow such decisions by its officials, it must accept responsibility and grant compensation for the injustice caused.
At that stage we can allow questions to the minister and his officials; those should be technical questions to clarify any points relating to the instrument.