Conclusion 35: It is vital that the Scottish Government provides clarity as early as possible to industry on the nature and volume of public projects, and the necessary specification to 15 rd European Commission (2016) Buying Green: A handbook on green public procurement 3 edition https://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/pdf/Buying-Green-Handbook-3rd-Edition.pdf Scottish Ministers, special advisers and the Permanent Secretary are covered by the terms of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016.