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You will recall that a debate in the chamber showed the importance that MSPs placed on sport. What sort of responses have you received about sport's role in culture?
We note the report and will advise the European Committee accordingly.Beef Exports Beef Exports The next item on the agenda was raised in a letter that I received from a colleague in the Scottish Parliament—Mr David Mundell, an MSP for the South of Scotland—which has been copied for committee members.
Last year, he objected to his draft work being shown to complainers and accused MSPs to check for errors, and his word persuaded the Standards and Public Appointments Committee to remove that basic right for the public.
We were having fun with one of our MSPs last week. She had been complaining for weeks that she had never had a question sufficiently high up the list to be called.
When we ask the commission very detailed questions, seek public access records, want to know dates of things and so on, we simply receive a letter—I remember one in particular that came via Margaret Jamieson MSP—that is so general that it does not answer any of our questions.
The European and External Relations Committee wrote to the Electoral Commission to make a plea on the basis of geography for eight MSPs to be retained. I note what the minister said about geography.
At the same time, being aware that the minister will meet those MSPs who are involved and the SPS to discuss the matter, we will write to the minister and ask him to keep us informed of the outcome of that meeting so that we know exactly what happens.
For example, a seminar is being organised for MSPs' researchers, which is designed to raise awareness among researchers of all sources of information that are available to members.