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Well, we are asking the Executive anyway; there is no way it is getting off the hook.Section 4 provides for the issuing of guidance by the Scottish ministers.
The paper talks about the possibility of flagging up the votes on the public television screens at the same time as the convener gets them. That would certainly get around the problem of a lack of openness.
Other members had their heads round the subject, but it took me time to get into it. It also took time to get into the way in which the committee is managed, as it is different from the Equal Opportunities Committee, which has prepared questions.