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Until a year ago, when I joined the Parliament WeightWatchers scheme, I thought that the best part of being an MSP was the offer of five fried items on a plate for £1.10, which we can get in the canteen.
A report was produced for the unit's first year in summer 2001 and was, I think, made available to MSPs. It was certainly published. It is my understanding that it was made available to MSPs.
I stress again that the bill is not just about buildings and physical access, but about providing a range of resources.Some MSPs have expressed concerns about how we will ensure that the bill is effective and about how it will be publicised and monitored.
Why did he not insist on management changes or on delaying publication of the results? Why did he not tell MSPs and the public what was about to happen?
It wanted to establish that the council was accountable to it, but I did not detect great tension arising from the fact that we were talking to MSPs. Neither do I believe that our appearing here regularly will be a problem.
Yes, I caught bits of it—it was very interesting and helpful, although, as the constituency MSP for Wishaw, the final outcome in which I am interested is the health of the local population.