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Official Report Meeting date: 23 October 2001

I am struck by the fact that people have more MSPs than MPs, which means that it should be easier for MSPs to make contact with people.

Official Report Meeting date: 5 September 2006

That is based on the assumption that you can have a normal committee of MSPs. I said not "a committee of normal MSPs" but "a normal committee".

Official Report Meeting date: 12 September 2006

That would make it much easier for the public and MSPs to understand the requirements that are placed on MSPs.

Official Report Meeting date: 29 June 2004

We hold to our previous judgment that the MSPs' conduct was influenced by a number of factors, which I listed a few moments ago.

Official Report Meeting date: 28 March 2001

Those people will hope and expect to meet MSPs, and we will not be there. That worries me.

Official Report Meeting date: 28 June 2000

This is about relationships between MSPs and how we conduct our business.

Official Report Meeting date: 12 December 2006

Are we doing a good enough job for you? MSPs are doing a reasonably good job.

Official Report Meeting date: 1 February 2000

We should perhaps reduce the number of MSPs on committees or reduce the number of committees, to provide a realistic level of work for MSPs.

Official Report Meeting date: 27 March 2002

No one is interested in who someone else's MSP is; they are interested only in their own MSP.

Official Report Meeting date: 7 January 2003

I am not aware of any evidence on the effectiveness of such participation. Non-MSPs take part in discussions with MSPs in cross-party groups.

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