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The draft paper is helpful and it sets out several areas that members have raised in their questioning.The main point is that we should make a submission and get into the system. We might not agree with every dot and comma, but some broad areas of agreement have emerged.
The regulations concern people's ability to get prostheses, wigs and so on at a time when they are feeling absolutely rotten, and when it can be difficult for them to cope with the bureaucracy.
Today we reached only question 12, but usually I like to get as far as question 14. It is in everyone's interest to abide by the standing orders and try to keep supplementary questions as short as possible.That has filled a useful amount of time.
I thought that the explanation for the breach was quite reasonable. Why? It is not really worth getting into a debate over this particular matter, but Margo MacDonald is quite correct to say that some instruments should stick to the 21-day rule.
He welcomes the order, but I did not get the feeling that there was a need for it to be processed within 20 days, thereby causing our legal staff great difficulties.Do we agree to let the instrument proceed and to raise our concern with those forcing us into a rapid pace?
That should also be interesting.I will not mention the singing of Sylvia Jackson and Donald Gorrie at a night out as I would get into trouble with the Presiding Officer—it was indescribable.