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Items in Private Good morning and welcome to the first meeting of the Equal Opportunities Committee in this new year. I wish everyone a happy new year.
The regulations propose a worrying reduction of ministerial powers. What is meant by "new information"? Can the Scottish ministers say that information that has been submitted to them is not new and that they will not consider it?
Amendment 306, by agreement, withdrawn. Section 26 agreed to. It is my intention to adjourn the meeting for 10 minutes, to give people a break before we move on with our business.
I ask the convener to try to get a timetable from the Executive about when it will consult on the new SPP. We can simply tell the petitioners that we will consider the petitions when the new guidance is published.