Chamber and committees

Yes.

The next set of questions is from Jeremy Balfour, who is brevity personified.

Thank you. I can see that Martin Tyson and Paul Bradley are looking to come back in but I am sorry to say our time for this evidence session is up. If there is anything that any of our witnesses feel that they have not been able to get across, I would be delighted to receive that in writing, if you are willing to do that.

I am grateful to you all for your time and insight this morning. It is very helpful in terms of our work and we greatly appreciate it, so thank you.

I will suspend the meeting for two minutes while witnesses change over.

I can see that Eoin MacNeil and Myles Fitt would also like to come in.

Suzie Burt is looking to come in. You will need to be brief, if that is possible, please.

Thank you very much, Glenn; they are indeed.

That would be very helpful. I am sorry to say that we are at the end of our session. If any witness wanted to say anything but did not manage to say it, we would be keen to have that evidence in writing. I would be keen for you to provide your views on digital exclusion, for example. How challenging has accessing digital services been for the people to whom you are providing services? Have your organisations’ platforms been able to support your members and facilitate the services that you are providing? Could the Government and local authorities do anything further to support that work? It would be helpful to get answers to those questions.

In the meantime, I thank all the witnesses for their time and for the work that they and their organisations have been doing during the pandemic and as we come out of it. It is greatly appreciated.

With 10 minutes left, I am looking for brief questions and answers. Martin Tyson, do you want to come in at this stage?

Before I bring in Pam Duncan-Glancy for the next set of questions, I see that Myles Fitt, Ian Bruce and Glenn Liddall are all looking to come in on that.

I can see that Duncan Thorp and Kaja Czuchnicka wish to come back in again briefly.