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A 60-day consultation period on the proposed draft remedial order finished on 26 November. Ministers have taken account of the observations that have been received, and published a statement responding to them.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
11 January 2017
To date, the website has had more than 101,000 visits from 73,000 visitors. We also provided a detailed “toolkit” for main stakeholders informing them of the new legislation and seeking their help in disseminating the information.
As planners, we should always be sensitive to that aspect when we discuss development proposals and as the new LDPs come forward. Great. If no one else has anything new and different to add, I will move on— I have just one point to make, convener.
I encourage the Robert Burns Ellisland Trust to continue its engagement with Museums Galleries Scotland in taking forward the trust’s plans.I would be delighted to visit Ellisland farm to see at first hand the plans that are being taken forward and to give my active support.
I asked the question—to ascertain when Gillian Martin agreed to visit Japan—52 working days ago. Will the minister prove me wrong by providing an answer?
One challenge that we have in the advocacy space is that a new advocacy body represents a failure of existing bodies, and it is not clear that a new body will succeed where all the others have not.
A new commissioner could create more duplication and more overlap so, in that context, we could look at cost savings and not just the cost of setting up a brand-new commission.
I am not having a good morning—how can I read “16” as “13”? Paragraph 26 refers to regulation 16(2)(a)(ii) of the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (Scotland) Regulations 2010.
As part of the audit rotation arrangements, a new team has been appointed, and there is always an opportunity when a new auditor engages with an organisation, as that brings a fresh perspective.