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I am glad to welcome what Irene McGugan said, and her new appointment. My grandparents spoke only Scots, and my mother and father spoke it when they did not want us to know what they were saying—so they thought.
Turning to rules of court, the bill contains several provisions conferring power on the court to make rules to regulate the various new procedures that are introduced by the bill.
One of the principal criteria is whether the subject of a petition raises a new issue. It is clear that PE833 raises a new issue; one that relates to the work of the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Executive.
If we were to expand that work, we would require additional resources. If the new community legal service were to incorporate voluntary organisations, would you like to be part of that service?