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All committees should be considering such a good and useful proposal for the following years; however, I hope that we can occasionally go to other countries, instead of being visited by parliamentarians from other countries.
Following their presentation and after they leave us, I ask committee members to remain for 10 or 15 minutes so that we can go through some housekeeping matters such as the visits to schools and meetings after the recess: please spare some time to do that.
(S2O-11820) Since devolution, the policies of this Executive have laid the foundations for continued economic growth and job creation in Scotland. The latest figures show that since 1999 the economy has grown by 11.9 per cent.
Economic Competitiveness To ask the First Minister—with whom we share ambitions for higher economic growth—what steps the Scottish Executive will take to address the fall in Scotland's rating in the table of economic performance in the latest IMD "World Competitiveness Yearbook" from 40th to 51st—of 61 nations—and why he considers that these steps will imp...
Some 48,000 systems have been installed and the targets have been exceeded by 1,000 in the latest year.I am concerned about the other points that were raised by Cathie Craigie—perhaps she could write to me with details.
We should ask both the POAS and the POA just where things stand. The latest correspondence seems to date from 2002, so we could ask for an update on that.
I met representatives of the Scottish Fishermen's Federation on Friday 25 October to discuss the latest scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
First, I want to inform the committee that I have written to the minister—although I have not yet received a reply—to ask her to ensure that committee members are informed of any public announcements on issues related to the work of the committee and to ensure that we receive a copy of the appropriate paperwork, preferably in advance, but at latest at the s...