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The witnesses will know that the EU relies on other bodies; an example is the codes of practice for food production, where it relies on the codex alimentarius, which in turn relates to the World Trade Organization.
We are hoping to persuade political parties to consider a voluntary pledge or code of conduct. That is absolutely not about impinging on freedom of speech, and it is not about the criminal space, which is dealt with separately.
Tavish Scott will know as well as I do the code of conduct for people who are appointed to Government bodies, but there has been no injunction on Lorne Crerar not to speak out.
Towards the end of the first week, it was decided that we would recommend to GPs that they manage the patients clinically, and that they code patients by one of the three or four legionella Read codes.
Over 35 per cent of patients with learning disability were not discharged in an adequate time. Indeed, if you examine code 9 discharges—that is, of those waiting for complex care packages in the community—you see that the delays can often be over 12 months.
Under agenda item 4, the committee will consider possible standing order rule changes following the passing of the Scotland Act 2012, and under agenda item 5, it will consider how section 7 of the “Code of Conduct for Members of the Scottish Parliament” should be amended.
In accordance with section 3 of the code of conduct for members of the Scottish Parliament, I invite members to declare any interests that are relevant to the committee’s remit.