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At our away day, we agreed to take evidence on broader water issues to follow up on our report, in addition to our scrutiny of the Water Services etc (Scotland) Bill.
If Lord Bonomy's recommendation was followed through on section 57(2), which affects me as prosecutor, I could not appeal to the supreme court against a decision in the High Court.
Such a court statement should ensure that acceptable action is taken in relation to planning applications. We are following tradition; this is not something new.
Have you therefore indicated to the board that failure to follow the broad objectives of changing the composition of the judiciary over time might lead to ministers rejecting a recommendation?
To an extent, that proposal was subject to the proviso that any such inquiry would follow on from the Social Justice Committee's inquiry into the voluntary sector.
Under agenda item 1, the committee is asked to discuss items 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 in private for the following reasons. Item 5 is consideration of our draft annual report.
However, we do not suggest that there should be a register of false accusations of fraud. That is a dangerous route to follow. That was the view taken by the committee when we discussed the matter.