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The minister deserves to have the opportunity to respond to any other evidence that we take, so the usual practice is probably the best one. I hope that we can agree. The matter is urgent and needs to be discussed, but fitting it into an already crowded timetable is probably not the best way to deal with it.
I was happy for the chief executive to write on that basis, and the chief executive is best placed to answer the question about the content of her letter.
We will consult in the summer on how best to do that. To further demonstrate our commitment to the issue, we will produce a draft bill by the end of this parliamentary session.
I welcome the grant given to the Morton trust and have every faith that the Morton trust will get the best value from that funding. I hinted at the start that I am somewhat biased on the issue of Greenock Morton.
It is one of the challenges of my job and I do my best to exercise my judgment. I am not claiming that I will always get it right, but I can only try to be impartial and to do the job to the best of my ability.