The decision on whether to extend the measures for a final 6 month period is, of course, for the Parliament to make and I look forward to going through the due process on that in the coming weeks. PATRICK HARVIE Sco ttish Min iste r s , sp e cial adv is e r s a nd th e Pe r m a n e n t Se cr e ta ry a r e co v e r e d by th e te r m s of th e Lobby in g (Sco tla nd) Act 2 0 1 6 .