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I am thinking about others who will have to come from a distance. It is easier for those of us who live locally. In my experience, it is fairly straightforward to travel to one place away from home.
Is there a view on the matter? The petition has been live for some time and the issues that it raises fall within the remit of our inquiry into the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
We have to try to develop criteria that will address particularly the people who live in our more disadvantaged areas where sustainable and economic farming is difficult.
We wanted the report to make as big an issue as possible out of a serious problem that can affect lives. Our statement that serious attention was required was not a throwaway line.
If the tribunal had been put in place, it would have clearly identified that grandparents and other significant people in grandchildren's lives had to be considered during the parenting plan process.
We can always get people back quickly if they abscond to England. We know where they live in England and we have backing of warrants legislation in place.
In your response to the consultation document, which you submitted in November last year, you observed that there was a live question as to whether there should be an appeal beyond the Court of Session.