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I hope that we pursue this matter with them, because I am sure that it has been raised with other MSPs. A lot of organisations feel strongly about the issue; we could intervene, but we need to know at which stage we can have an influence.
We wanted to stop that, and to ensure that people could either petition through an MSP, or petition the Parliament directly by contacting the clerk's office.
I know that many of the projects need a bit more effort—and a bit more communication with MSPs, apart from anything else—a little more efficiency and some quicker responses.
Was no one on the corporate body informed? Although the MSPs were fighting an election, the corporate body continued and was still the client for the project.
I am pleased to welcome Alex Neil MSP and John Farquhar Munro MSP, who are not members of the committee but who have an interest in the issue and have lodged amendments.