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There may have been an overlap between the production of the responses that we are considering today and our saying that we liked the new style of response, but we need to get a bit sharper about how Executive departments communicate back to us.
It is of interest and it is overdue, but I am not sure what legal aspects of the bill we might have to consider. Any bill that creates significant new offences tends to get referred to the justice committees.
That is why it is important that we intend to discuss those matters in more detail. Is the minister aware that I visited the social work department of Shetland Islands Council in the summer?
I am aware that members have been invited to the site. We are trying to organise a visit, in which there is a reasonable level of interest, which should please the petitioner.
Surprisingly, when 120 businesses took part in a similar exercise, £18,000-worth of stationery was reused instead of disposed of, which meant that new office equipment did not have to be purchased.