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What comfort can the minister give us that his good intentions will not be destroyed in the future? Although I am happy to accept the minister's personal assurances, I have the same misgivings as Donald Gorrie has with regard to the future.
Under item 5, the agreement of members is sought on the venue for future meetings and the appointment of an adviser to support the committee in its work.Committees usually discuss in private whether to appoint an adviser and who the adviser should be, which enables committees to discuss the relevant merits of potential candidates.
That would prevent such situations from arising in future. We need to strike a balance between the requirements that are placed on members and the privacy of individuals who have nothing to disclose to the Parliament.
It was cancelled because of the debate on the Lord Advocate.The cancellation of the meeting meant that there was no point having that item on the agenda either. We will bring it on to a future agenda, as soon as the meeting with the minister has taken place.