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Under agenda item 1, which is on our review of parliamentary time, Alex Johnstone, the clerks and I will briefly comment on the visit to the Norwegian Parliament and the videoconference with officials of the New Zealand Parliament.The visit to Norway was extremely productive.
Unfortunately, the number of committee days is limited and at least we have been lucky enough to get one of them.Members visit many health organisations as part of their work, but I want to mention that last Friday, I visited Rachel House, the children's hospice in Kinross.
The organisations that were listed in that document included Glasgow City Council, the Federation of Tenant Management Co-operatives, Glasgow Citywide Tenants Forum, housing associations and the Scottish Trades Union Congress.
But why now, when there is no clear demonstration of public support for the introduction of tolls? This visit of yours to the committee, and the other visits that you predict will take place in the future, could be a complete waste of our time and your officials' time.
I do not routinely report to the minister on particular visits to prisons but provide information on performance against targets and other matters in line with the Framework Document.