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MSPs have declared that they are members of the freemasons, but their membership does not matter in relation to their position as elected public officials. That is why we have the register of members' interests and so on.
However, if the council is not prepared to speak to Jamie Stone at an official level, other avenues could be explored, such as talking to individual councillors on the education committee.
I am not sure how we could raise understanding officially. Should the fund continue to be managed by councils, or could a trust or some other external organisation be formed to manage it?
The minister talked about the privileges and immunities that would apply to officials of the court. I understand—from the note on the background to the order that members have—that there is provision for those privileges and immunities to be waived.