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That the Parliament agrees that the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2007 be approved.
I would not like our approach to set too much of a precedent for handling petitions in future because it would have the potential to gum up the works, but 7:84's circumstances are exceptional. That is the point that I was making.
However, there is nothing in the Executive's comments that I really take exception to at this point.The public procurement aspect always worries me just a little bit, particularly after the shambles around the lighthouse ship on the Clyde.