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My first happy duty is to welcome Colin Campbell as a new committee member. Colin, the pre-meeting has given you a glimpse of how gripping the committee will be.
This is the seventh meeting in 2001 of the Justice 2 Committee and I welcome the witnesses and members of the public who are here today.I have a brief announcement. We have a new senior assistant clerk—I extend a welcome to Claire Menzies, who was previously assistant clerk to the conveners liaison group.
I believe that a couple of members are on their way, but we will start.Some members suggested that I should wish them a happy new year, but I am sure that that was facetious.There are no private items on the agenda.
That concludes a session that, for the benefit of new members, is not the record for the shortest meeting of the Subordinate Legislation Committee, but is not far off it.
Convener The committee must now choose a new convener. I remind members that it was agreed on 17 June 1999 that the convener of the Education, Culture and Sport Committee should come from the Labour party.
I reassure the committee that there has been no further slippage. The latest forecasts show that Scottish Water continues to be on course to deliver the investment of £505 million this year, which is the same level of investment that was forecast back in the summer.
When phase 2 of the tracking system is implemented, we expect fewer questions to be outstanding for long periods. Our latest information shows that, as at the close of business yesterday, there were 197 PQs for which answers were still outstanding.
However, to pick up on Christine Grahame's point, if new issues are raised, how would we know that some people do not object simply because those new issues have not yet arisen?