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I am sure that so-and-so had something else to do, but it will not help the reputation of MSPs in general if an MSP who is booked to speak at a meeting or has some other engagement at 7 o'clock or half past 7 on a Wednesday or Thursday night regularly has to postpone and say that they cannot go because decision time ...
She said that Glasgow Kelvin is an obvious place for tourists to visit, given its dense population of MSPs and journalists. I question whether that is a feature worth emphasising—I say that as an MSP and a member of the National Union of Journalists.
Of course, it will still be open to MPs and MSPs to ask parliamentary questions. MSPs can have access to Scottish public authorities' information through that route.
However, a review should not become a defensive professional and trade union exercise. For example, if a group of MSPs were to examine MSP-related issues, they might not always come up with the right answers.
I want that reassurance to emanate not only to MSPs in this Parliament, but to people in Scotland, especially those who depend on farming for their livelihoods.