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We welcome the Executive's principle of openness and inclusiveness, although we may want to ask for clarification on it, to ensure that the committee is involved in future discussions.
I can understand why things are not specified, because circumstances may change, some matter may be criminalised and the relevant body may have a legitimate interest in dealing with it.
We will ensure that the arrangements are improved because, as Mary Mulligan may know, at any one time only 1 per cent of parents are involved in school boards.
I would like to take up that invitation when the Parliament visits Aberdeen in May and have accepted a similar invitation from Aberdeen City Council to find out how it is working on its integrated children's services plan.
Will the minister examine the time that it takes to deliver rates relief to tourism businesses? It may be that local authority finance departments are overstretched by the number of applications.