Jamie Hepburn: “There is, I believe, an obvious conflict of interest in parties investigating each other in this way.”

Every single member who can sit on such a committee has a direct material interest in the outcome of its findings.

I also consider that these amendments do not meet the principle of encouraging full participation in the democratic process.

Scottish Gaelic, Scots, and BSL are all legally recognised languages in Scotland, and the ethos of our respect for these languages run contrary to these amendments.

I am concerned that NC107 in particular takes no account of Gaelic, Scots or British Sign Language.