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It would also show any observers that their MSP wanted to ask a question. The public might be sitting there thinking, "Why are you not asking a question?"
I was taken by Duncan McNeil's speech and pleased that he is delighted by the partnership agreement, as are other Labour MSPs. I can assure him that Liberal Democrat MSPs are equally delighted with it.
Does the Deputy First Minister agree that, if Lord James and his party had won the general election in 1997, there would be no devolution, no Scottish Parliament, no MSPs and, most certainly, no Tory MSPs?
I have already made my position clear and rest my case.However, I mention a final point. Local MSPs, including list MSPs, were not allowed to serve on the committee that considered this private bill.
The third reason why I oppose the motion is that, as Mr Lyon has just admitted, it is hugely impractical for MSPs to attend the Committee of the Regions.
I welcome two members who have a constituency interest in the matter: Alasdair Morrison, who is the MSP for the Western Isles; and George Lyon, who is the MSP for Argyll and Bute.