Chamber and committees

Thank you. Ms Chapman, having heard from the minister about the impact if we were to annul the SSIs, have you taken into consideration the impact on the courts, and particularly on the tribunals service, if your motions were successful?

Okay. Thanks.

Good morning. The driving principle behind the incorporation of economic, social and cultural rights was to ensure non-regression from rights guaranteed by membership of the European Union. What impact will the non-introduction of the bill have on those aims? I will go to Neil Cowan first.

The driving principle behind the incorporation of the ESC rights was to ensure non-regression of rights currently guaranteed by membership of the European Union. What impact will the non-introduction of the bill have on those aims?

Thank you; I appreciate your comments. The committee would also be grateful for your comments on how the non-introduction of the bill has been communicated to stakeholders and those who have been developing the bill over the years. You have commented on that already but I am giving you the opportunity to expand. Neil Cowan, do you want to come in?

I appreciate the strength of feeling as well, and we will feed that back through the committee.

I will be brief, convener. How was the non-introduction of the bill communicated to you? There we go—that was very brief.

Thank you. Neil Cowan, do you want to come in now?

Sure. Does anyone else want to start?

John Wilkes, do you want to come in?