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Spending time in the constituency over recess is one of my favourite aspects of being an MSP, although returning here to Holyrood was going to be a pleasure—right up until I heard those last two speeches.
Will the First Minster guarantee that no one who has applied before the closing date will be denied a grant for which they should be eligible as a result of being wrongly rejected due to a glitch or a malfunction in the system?
Members will note that there was a breach of the minimum 28-day rule between the date of the regulations being laid and the date when the provisions come into force.
As an acquiescent back bencher, I am not sure whether I am angry or disappointed. It was before the recess that we started talking about what we were going to do.
As the minister said in the chamber on 28 March, the intention is to have the legislation through by the summer recess. Tavish Scott, whom we welcomed in his absence, will now speak.
It is good to be back before the committee—this is my first time here since the summer recess. I welcome Angus MacDonald, who has joined your committee.
Once that is done, the clerks could perhaps pull something together that could be presented to us early upon our return from the summer recess. We can take it forward then. That is what I was suggesting.
Subject to parliamentary timetabling, I expect to introduce the bill before the summer recess. I am grateful to the cabinet secretary for that detailed answer and the announcement on the new legislation.