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It conforms to regulations 7, 8 and 9 and produces that effect. Okay. That was probably the longest clarification session that we have ever had, but given members' concerns it would not have been right to have acted differently.
The briefing that Kate Berry from SPICe has drawn up is fine, but a paper could be produced that expands on today's evidence session and flags up key issues.
The Government is responsible for the consultation phase. Our responsibility was to produce an analytical report that included recommendations: we have attempted to do that.
It is a cruel hoax on the people of Scotland, after a so-called great debate, to produce a document that is as empty of initiative and as empty of solutions as "Educating for Excellence".
There is no doubt that what has been happening elsewhere in the world has had a significant impact on the paper that we have produced. However, we were producing a paper for discussion and development in the context of the Scottish curriculum.
For example, the Caledonian MacBrayne tender was put out to consultation and when the draft specification is produced it, too, will go out for comment.