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It devalues the role of the committees, which is a great pity, and does not make for positive public relations for the Parliament as it seeks to assert itself in the new Scotland—if I can put it that way.
It is almost five years since the attention of the House of Commons was drawn to what was an obscure corner of Scots property law, in an adjournment debate that was responded to by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, the former Minister of State, Scottish Office and the only member of that UK Government to have found a new lease of life in the Scottish Parliament....
The proposal for a council regulation contains an alarming feature; it proposes to abolish the present advisory committee, because it does not work, and to establish a new one. It is difficult to find out who the committee members will be or how they will be chosen, but there are one or two points that we should be alerted to.
The proposal for a council regulation contains an alarming feature; it proposes to abolish the present advisory committee, because it does not work, and to establish a new one. It is difficult to find out who the committee members will be or how they will be chosen, but there are one or two points that we should be alerted to.
We would not want a petition to arise and then be attended to after the event because important business was going through Parliament. That would be bad news for the public. That is exactly the kind of thing that we should debate at our next meeting—whether there should be criteria by which the clerk advises the convener to call a special meeting.
Amendment 20 is grouped with amendments 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 38. I call Bill Aitken to speak to and move amendment 20 and to speak to all the amendments in the group.
Against what will you measure the guy's or lady's plans? Although I genuinely accept your points on competition, I return to the point that the track record of performance will be important.