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We will then consider subordinate legislation and the budget process from a technical point of view. When the minister arrives, we can address specific questions on the budget process to him.
Members indicated agreement. Before we go into private, I point out that, on the last occasion that we met, we dealt in the same way with an item about a submission.
Will she further ensure that adequate and appropriate psychiatric and clinical psychological support is given to all prisoners who need it? On the first point, I have indicated that we are still carefully considering the judgment.
We should have the opportunity to follow up if we do not get everything on to the record at committee meetings.I wanted to bring the paper before the committee to let everyone know what my thoughts are at the moment—at this interim point—and to ask members to get back to me by e-mail if they have comments to make.
However, now that we have made the decision to do so, it is a bit difficult to go back on it. I note those points. Do members agree at this stage that we will take in private the draft report at our next meeting?
Do members want to make specific points about the minister's reply? I do not have a copy of the response with me, but I think that in the last line the minister indicated that he would treat sympathetically a number of the issues that have been raised.
If the outcome is not satisfactory, the petitioner will have the opportunity to lodge a further petition at that point. As far as the Public Petitions Committee is concerned, I think that the issue should now be closed.