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The idea is that before any committee meeting it should be made clear to the public and anyone else who is listening to the proceedings—or reading them afterwards in the Official Report—what members' interests are.
Low Pay To ask the Scottish Executive how many employees are officially low paid and what action it is taking to address the issue of poverty because of low pay.
If we had a system in place for dealing with them, the public would be aware that there is an appropriate procedure for presenting petitions. I would hate to be a council official faced with several petitions that must be progressed.
I wonder whether Scottish Enterprise officials feel that we want to grill them on the budget and that they do not really want to discuss the matter with us until they have sorted that out with the minister.
Given that we have until 8 December to respond on this issue, would it be an idea to invite the clerks and members to reflect on members' comments as recorded in the Official Report and to present options for the letter in which we will express our view?