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It might be useful for the convener to raise the issue of committees meeting at the same time as Parliament at the conveners liaison group. The fact that they cannot effectively prevents committees from doing their work properly.
In Glasgow, there is communication, but, as I understand it, that communication is not particularly fruitful. Liaison work has begun in Fife, but while the policy is being formed—which is a welcome development—it is still in the early stages.
There are a number of new community schools that are held to account to community forums or community liaison groups. That provides a wider expression of public interest through which there can be local expression of community values and through which we can ensure that the community's expectations are made clear.
Do members have any other points that they would like to raise? At the meeting of the conveners liaison group yesterday, it was suggested that, after Christmas, four half-days will be given over to individual committees if they want to have a debate on a report or anything.
We should all be against that.Our work in education involves close liaison with all 32 authorities. I will give examples of one or two matters that cause us concern at the moment.
The general feeling of the social action team—given our liaison with some key organisations in the field—was that the issue would be an on-going item on our agenda.
I put it to the committee that in areas as remote as Caithness, even with the finest ambulances in the world, and even with a fleet of helicopters, when the weather comes in, the weather comes in and you simply cannot move people.
The Scottish criminal justice system is one of the finest in the world. It deals more swiftly with solemn crime than any other criminal justice system in the world, other than those in China and Macedonia.