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Our questions should not take too long, but as the stage 3 debate will take place later this week and we must make our report soon, we felt it best to take oral evidence rather than seek clarification through correspondence in the normal way.
Clodagh Memery—whom some of you might know from her days as head of best value at the Scottish Executive—is our business manager and will lead on our best-value work with councils.
Perhaps we could cut things short at 3.30 or 4 o'clock on Friday, and try to ensure that it is not heavy meat. Keeping the best till last is a good idea. The wind-up speaker could be important.