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There are six current petitions, three of which are grouped together, and one new petition that requires to be considered and a course of action agreed.
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.
I do not see how we can take the matter further. If the petition were new and brought us new information, that would have been an entirely different matter and a new inquiry could be undertaken.
To launch the document amid a big song and dance would have led to criticism, with people saying, "What is new in the document?" To be blunt, not much is new in the document; it is a statement of what we seek to achieve.