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Have you discussed this with your opposite numbers in England and Wales to understand the impact that such work has had on them? Yes, we visited those responsible for policy and implementation and we had preliminary visits to get an overview of staffing.
I support the idea that departments should get some of what they save, but I do not agree that they should get all of it if they have previously been inefficient.
I also thank the clerks who guided us through the process.We began our consideration of the bill on 26 April and completed our deliberations on 24 May with the publication of our preliminary stage report.
It would be wrong to say that every science centre will get exactly the same, but we want to consider the options in partnership with the other stakeholders before we enter into any new financial commitments with the centres.
Scottish ParliamentRobin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill CommitteeWednesday 26 March 2003(Afternoon) The Convener opened the meeting at 13:22