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Section 9 currently provides that the national convener may provide advice to children’s hearings about any matter arising in connection with the hearings’ functions.
I met representatives from the Mallaig and North-West Fishermen's Association in Oban on 5 May, and Richard Lochhead met representatives on 18 April and 12 May.
It seems to me that the role of the Public Petitions Committee is to ensure that the petitioner gets a proper answer, which may or may not be the answer that they want.