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We should continue to adopt the unanimous approach that we took when I chaired the meeting of the committee on 23 October. We expressed our concerns unanimously to the minister at that meeting.
Thank you, Ken Macintosh—as you know, I use colourful language at the best of times.I am not expressing a deep-seated fear that there is an internal Bilderberg group in the Scottish Parliament.
We need to note the concern of members, but as Christine Grahame and John Scott are elected representatives in that area, they have the opportunity to express their views locally. The committee has taken the actions that it agreed to take and has received a reply.
Some people may be disappointed that the passionately held views that were expressed to the committees did not meet with agreement in the chamber, but the advance in the protection for adults with incapacity is undoubtedly substantial.