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It must be accepted that there had to be a change of timetable this year; broadly speaking, the committee was in agreement on that. Gavin Brown gave a positive report about how the cabinet secretary had moved on his initial proposed timetable.
Like other members, I congratulate James Brown of Cormack Brown on the work that he has carried out on the feasibility of the project and on his continuing interest in it.
There are some gains to be made in improving some of the processes.Having said that, I also agree with Mike Brown about putting more money into the system.
As Jamie Hepburn said, that is a bizarre notion when we consider the wording of some of the recommendations. I also slightly question Gavin Brown’s assertion that Kenneth Gibson is “statesmanlike”.
The first question is, that amendment S4M-01346.2, in the name of Keith Brown, which seeks to amend motion S4M-01346, in the name of Alex Johnstone, on housing, be agreed to.