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I thank the minister for his comments with respect to adding the term "medical practitioner". That meets the needs of my amendment. However, without intending to nit-pick, I ask him to define medical practitioner.
It is almost a ritual to say that it has been a pleasure to come and speak to whichever meeting one is invited to, but in this case it is a genuine pleasure.
That was a very challenging deadline, but one that we were able to meet. I would like to thank everyone who took the time and trouble to participate in our consultation exercise.
What do we hear at surgeries, in correspondence and in our various meetings throughout Scotland from all members of the public who can or could vote for members of the Parliament?
The bill does not provide any new powers to do any new things; it puts in place a statutory authorising process simply to allow the police to meet ECHR obligations when the Human Rights Act 1998 is fully in force.