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That date is also in the recess, and schools in some parts of Scotland will be having their mid-term break, which may make the availability of parents and pupils to attend—and the interest of the public—greater.
The advantage of the negative procedure is that it allows the regulations to be introduced during the recess. Only if a member of the committee objected to their acceptance would the issue have to be discussed further.
Item in Private Under agenda item 1, the committee's agreement is sought to take item 4—consideration of a draft schedule of committee meetings up to the summer recess—in private. Do members agree to take that item in private?
We will try to organise it, now that the Parliament is back from recess. There is a feeling that Barlinnie might be an appropriate place for us to visit, in the circumstances.
Would it make sense to schedule a meeting for the beginning of March, given that in April we will be into the Easter recess? We could review our work load at the March meeting to see whether we need to meet more regularly.
Business managers are well aware that the Parliament faces a considerable workload between now and the summer recess. That workload has been generated as much by Opposition parties as by the Executive.
Interests I kick off by welcoming everyone to our third meeting in the second session, which is our first meeting since the recess. I have received no apologies for today's meeting.As this is Keith Raffan's first meeting, I ask him whether he has any relevant interests to declare.