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Members will be aware of recent media reports of an exercise that Network Rail is to undertake, examining the feasibility of the construction of new high-speed lines. That is timely, and we will no doubt find out more about it as we engage with Network Rail during the inquiry.I ask for members' views on the proposed inquiry remit, as set out in paper TIC/S3...
The committee has agreed that it does not wish to invite Andy Kerr to make any representations to the committee at this time.I now invite members' views on whether we should recommend to Parliament that sanctions be applied against Andy Kerr MSP. Convener, as a new member, may I have some clarification of what sanctions are at the committee's disposal?
He has said that he will communicate with the Home Secretary. Will he stress to her that new legislation is necessary, regardless of whether Scotland acts as a pilot area?
Will that be the pattern for the future? I am not sure. This is a new approach from the Government. It is not the normal way in which it would address such an issue—it would normally have laid the instrument—but I think that it is taking this approach partly because the cabinet secretary discussed the matter with us at the committee's away day.
When I look around the country, I am impressed by the extent to which local authorities have seized the opportunity to invest in public services, to develop new public services and to enhance the way in which we support members of the public.
I draw the cabinet secretary's attention to the way in which the Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Screen are being merged to form a new organisation, creative Scotland.
Cross-party Groups Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee's first meeting of the year. Happy new year to everybody.Agenda item 1 is on cross-party groups.
The Deputy First Minister largely accepted that point.As I say, some interesting points were raised—you learn something new every day, and I found much of what was brought before what one might call the conjoined committee to be useful.