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If we accept that voluntary organisations and trade unions have a right to engage with MSPs, will our inquiry focus only on how MSPs interface with the professional lobbying companies?
I thought that the Parliament had someone who was responsible for the training of MSPs. Perhaps we have to approach those members of staff.Training for ourselves and other MSPs is a good idea.
It is probably too late to ask a specific question about the cladding costs of the rear wall of the MSP building, as the contract has probably been let.
Yes. The next point is on improving MSPs' awareness of petitions. List and constituency MSPs will be made aware, by a brief e-mail, of petitions lodged in their area.
I am conscious, as I am sure you are, that MSPs send out lots of documents to people and that community groups in particular are sometimes overwhelmed by a sea of paper.
I asked nine intelligent and knowledgeable people whether they could name their MP, MSP and councillor. Eight named their MP, six named their MSP, and four named their councillor.
Having that kind of public consultation, involving a citizens jury-type body prioritising members' bills, would be extremely interesting for voters and would give individual MSPs a chance to make their case to the citizens jury.
I can vouch for the fact that neither the boundary commission nor the Scottish Executive formally consulted me as a Glasgow MSP. To my knowledge, apart from the MSP who represents the area covered by the boundary change, no Glasgow MSP was asked for their views.