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You are right—that is a rich source, certainly for researchers, because we can pre-identify certain groups, and speak to the people who expressed certain views and uncover a bit more about those views.
It is sensible to wait until the Official Report is published, after which people can draw their own conclusions by reading directly from the Official Report. To pre-empt that is wrong. The people of Scotland were deliberately misled about what the minister said at the committee meeting.
I urge a more urgent approach than the Government has hitherto indicated.I have a second question, convener. That was pre-emptive. You are, of course, allowed to ask it.
I appreciate the update on that that the cabinet secretary gave. I note that she did not want to pre-empt that review, but has she drafted new rules or regulations that would avoid such a circumstance arising again?
You talked about discussions taking place beforehand, but what about pre-meetings? There have been allegations that pre-meetings have been held in certain areas.
Early years expert Professor Aline-Wendy Dunlop warned this week that there is a danger that nursery teachers will disappear from pre-school education altogether across Scotland unless the Scottish Government changes the law to protect them.
If amendment 99 is agreed to, I cannot call amendment 85, which was previously debated in the group on tribunal rules, because of pre-emption. Amendments 98 and 99 relate to the issue of tribunal independence.