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We all have different views on disclosure.I call on the committee to refer the petition to the Justice 2 Committee and to suggest that it produces a comprehensive report as a matter of urgency, to ensure that the issues that Margaret Ann Cummings has set out clearly in her latest correspondence are considered. Do members have views on that?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 January 2007
I call Annabel Goldie to ask her questions. I have an insatiable zeal to get to—not get at—the witnesses. I should be grateful if you would explain in simple terms how the repayment mechanism operates.
I would have thought, however, that our opportunity lies in the fact that we are a new Parliament. If we do not take the opportunities now, the culture will be such that things will get more difficult in the future.