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I do not think that anything would be lost if we held the petition open for one more meeting, until we get the outcome of the consultation and find out the Government’s preferred route forward.
The DPLR committee is content with the instrument.Anything that reduces the amount of money that solicitors get must be a good sign. You are not going to say that it is not, are you, Roddy?
Before we meet the convener of Western Isles Council, I think that we should try to get some information in writing from Orkney and Shetland councils about their experience, because they have public service obligations in their areas.
I also thank the clerks, because they were asked to undertake a very quick task in setting up today’s meeting and getting the papers out in such short order.
Our convener, Mary Fee, has been unavoidably detained, but she hopes to get to the meeting at some point. I remind members that mobile devices should be turned off completely.