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We hope to publish our report before the recess. I welcome the fact that there seems to be a deal of sympathy for the evidence that we have taken and the points that we are putting forward.
The white paper will be published during the recess. If we can prepare our plans before then, we will be able to consider what comes out in the white paper and reflect that in our work.
The white paper will be published during the recess. If we can prepare our plans before then, we will be able to consider what comes out in the white paper and reflect that in our work.
We intend to hold an inquiry on that subject after the Easter recess, into which I am sure you would like to have an input.I will kick off by asking about the consultation.
Members will have noticed that the two spending announcements that were made before the October recess on justice and on transport and the environment were at level II.
It is important that we examine a document as strategic as the one that was launched in the summer recess. We will be able to consider it only briefly this morning, but I am sure that the committee will return to it time and again.
There may be time constraints, as the Ethical Standards in Public Bill etc (Scotland) Bill must be completed before the summer recess. If it proves impossible to hear from those organisations at stage 1, perhaps we will take up Johann Lamont's suggestion of seeking written evidence.
In fact, it can be a humiliating and degrading experience for many. Over the recess, I am sorry to say that I saw the police acting with more compassion and sensitivity than some—although not all—health workers.