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We must not allow that to happen. You must conclude. All MSPs worthy of their position must join the Scottish Government at decision time in defending their dignity and the rights of their Parliament, and refuse consent for the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill.
Now that I am aware of such initiatives, I will do my best as an MSP to spread the word through social media, and I will encourage others to do the same.
The committee is asked to agree any questions that it may wish to ask the member in charge of the bill, Mark Griffin MSP, on the delegated powers in the bill.
There were a number of submissions following from the previous discussion on the petition that the committee had. Elaine Smith MSP has joined us again. Do you want to make any further comments, Elaine?
Mr Walker talked about the guidance for MSPs, but over the years I have come across a number of elected members elsewhere who have suggested that folk should go to the ombudsman straight away—to create a political furore rather than anything else.
Due to its purpose, that group has historically had difficulty in securing a Conservative MSP and, in previous sessions, was granted a waiver to the rule that a cross-party group must have one.
I will give Mr MacGregor that information in full and I will also include it in the letter that we issue to MSPs and MPs this afternoon, along with the deployment plan, so that people can see that the definition is wide.
I reflect to Graham Simpson that this is not just retrospective in this individual situation. Many MSPs will have businesses in their constituencies that, because of the current economic crisis, will need support—possibly through a loan or a secured loan, who knows?