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She is supported by three Government officials: Steve Sadler—we have met Steve on a previous occasion—who is the head of the elections team; Helen Clifford, who is the bill team leader on the Scottish Independence Referendum (Franchise) Bill; and Colin Brown, who is from the Scottish Government legal directorate.Before we get into the proceedings, I remind ...
That goes back to what I previously stated: if a row of 30-foot cypress trees had to be reduced by two thirds, the trees would no longer be viable. They would become brown at the top, snow would gather on them and eventually they would go into decline.
I think that the deputy convener and I would probably be able to agree on a place in Scotland to put forward for that, which might be in Ayrshire. I acknowledge what Keith Brown said, but discussions on the issue are at an early stage.
Under the regulations, legal aid will be available to such people, subject to a high contribution.Like Robert Brown, I was concerned about the size of the contribution in that, to put in bluntly, £14,000 is one whopper of a contribution.
The next question is, that motion S3M-497, in the name of Keith Brown, on behalf of the Procedures Committee, on merging the Procedures Committee and the Standards and Public Appointments Committee, be agreed to.
Yes, I had noted that also.Robert Brown's general point is well made. The transition has been a matter of considerable concern not only to the committee but to all of us as individual members.