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Do members agree to the terms of paragraphs 25 and 26?Members indicated agreement. Do members have a preference for direct reports or for the use, for example, of parliamentary questions?
I spoke about the importance of the new Scottish university for industry and drew comparisons with some of the comments that had been made by other delegations.
I spoke about the importance of the new Scottish university for industry and drew comparisons with some of the comments that had been made by other delegations.
The committee is coming to Aberdeen on 26 February for the whole day. It is worth your having a look at that report, because I think that you would be surprised by some of the comments in it.
If the Standards Commission could clarify that point, that would be good. The key point is that, if new guidance is to be issued, that should be done forthwith and as soon as possible—to repeat what I have just said.
Is it not the case that, under the Scottish Executive, council tax has become the ultimate stealth tax and that there is no end in sight to increase upon increase?
Changes include having more professional specialist skills, increasing the use of secondments from the public and private sectors, applying new technology effectively and working more closely with external stakeholders.