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I agree with the recommendation that we accept manuscript amendments up to the latest possible stage. The only experience that we have had of the Presiding Officer having to improvise on such an issue was during a stage 3 debate, when the Parliament was allowed to do something that it would not otherwise have been able to do.
Mr Michael Howard's desire to sook up to Murdoch by disconnecting the BBC from its core public service obligation and by supporting the efforts of News International to become the most significant provider of news is well understood.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
27 December 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive by how much employment has risen since 1997. The latest figures (August to October 2001) show the employment level for all people over 16 in Scotland to be 2,382,000.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest figure is for the cost of improving Glasgow City Council's housing stock following the proposed stock transfer.