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Yes, we were a bit alarmed last Thursday morning when some back-bench MSPs seemed to think that this committee could take on the role of a human rights commission as well as the rest of its work.
However, as far as I am concerned, any mechanics of briefing are perfectly in order, as long as the briefing does not precede any courtesy to other MSPs. We will now move on to the statement.
Not only a paper should be produced; an informal briefing aimed at this committee should be held which would be open to MSPs who have a particular interest in the subject but who are not on this committee.
On resuming— Our second panel is Robert Brown MSP, the Deputy Minister for Education and Young People, and his team of officials from the bill team, who are Brian Peddie, Ed Thomson and John St Clair.
However, I repeat that homeless families are a priority-need category, and have been throughout my years as an MP and as an MSP. It is nothing new that families have those rights.
Experience shows that it is not always as easy as it should be for an MSP to get information from ministers about the operation of boards, quangos and so on that are carrying out Government policy but are not part of Government departments.