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Secondly, it must be founded on promoting innovation and encouraging the adoption of best practice to enhance productivity and competitiveness, which is the focal point of tonight's debate.
The Executive would not demur from the principle that underlies the amendment, but we contend that it is neither necessary nor appropriate for the point to be included in the bill. Amendment 26 would insert into section 5(4) the requirement to undertake consultation.
We need more marketing and we need to grow the sector sustainably.As for the points that Karen Gillon and Pauline McNeill made about affordability, the best way to achieve affordability is for the public sector to work to create the market.
Overview and themes from scrutiny work and inquiries
Annexe A sets out our scrutiny work and inquiries. Before highlighting some key points and themes, it is worth stating that the Committee's scrutiny role was enhanced by informal evidence gathering, often co-ordinated or facilitated by the Parliament's Participation and Communities Team.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2026
Taken together, these Rules leave it unclear at what point the PO is entitled to stop holding elections and resort instead to directly appointing a new SPCB member.
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Scottish Borders Council made a similar point stating that “the effectiveness of the MTFS is limited by a lack of clarity on how medium and long-term financial pressures will be managed in practice”.
But then two weeks later, we got a subsequent communication telling us that the full award would be given. " (Employability Lead, L05_Rural )
Administrative delays place additional pressure on finance teams, particularly at critical points in the funding cycle:
"The grant letter can take a long time to come in, and that's when you're at the mercy of your fi...