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Although I understand what Jamie McGrigor is after, section 7 of the 1967 act refers to "any person" who "knowingly" carries out various actions, which means that there has to be intent before someone can be convicted.
First, the prospective chief executive of the single authority referred to the efficiency of bulk buying. The new single authority will be a large consumer of services and will undoubtedly be able to benefit from bulk buying.
Therefore, despite the obvious impact that initiatives have had and your support for them, are they the right way to introduce new ideas, new methods of working and new priorities into the delivery of services?
I think that we covered paragraph 6 in our previous comments. Paragraph 7 refers to "the phrase ‘reasonably practicable steps'"for current members of staff.
Responses have been circulated.The Local Government and Transport Committee is in the middle of the inquiry that was proposed and has made enjoyable visits to parts of Scotland to examine freight transport.
More immediately, I remind members that our visit to Reliance awaits us next Monday, when members will be in varying degrees of exhaustion and post-election recovery.
Before I close the meeting, I remind the committee that tomorrow's private meeting to discuss the final draft of the report into regional development funding will take place at 10.30 on the fifth floor of Parliament headquarters.Finally, it is very important that members attend the reception at 6 pm this evening at the Scottish Council for Development and Industry's offices in Chester Street to mark the visit...