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We have had the benefit of legal advice on this substantive bill. It might be best to run through the bill from the start, as section 1 has been flagged up as an area on which we might comment or seek some response from the Executive.
There is assertion and doubt on both sides but, on balance, I think that the best possible approach would be to keep the bill intact and to ensure that the ban is operative for both new year's day and Christmas day.
When making their decisions, member states' courts all focus on the welfare principle and on the best interests of the child. I am certainly not aware that there have been any great problems.
We have noted down the other matters for briefings, but it would be best to address the issue of under-represented groups in the first briefing so that we can think about how to proceed.
I have conveyed my thanks to our previous convener, Mr MacAskill. I wish Margo MacDonald all the best in her new role. I wish Ian Jenkins and Bristow Muldoon the best of luck in completing the course.
It is intended to be a contribution to the period of reflection and considers how some of the best features of our legislative process might serve as examples of good practice in the European Union.
There is nothing that says to a decision maker, "You must make the decision that is best for the environment," because that might not be best from an economic or social point of view.