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Under the amendments, the UK Government could lay statutory instruments regardless of whether the Scottish Parliament had expressed an opinion and, if it had expressed an opinion, regardless of what that opinion was.
They are a useful starting point, but to respond specifically to Des McNulty’s question, my view is that we should be more radical and look more widely than that.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total expenditure on road de-icing by Scotland TranServ using liquid-salt solution has been in each year for which figures are available, also expressed in cost per mile.
CalMac has recently announced plans to turn the journey into an opportunity to promote Scottish culture and products while using digital connectivity to encourage travellers to visit key sites of interest. The company plans to introduce pop-up tastings, fashion shows and pop music to entertain visitors as they head t...
Oxfam expressed its concerns in response to the Welfare Reform Bill in 2011 by saying that“Including money for children and childcare costs in a single payment of Universal Credit is of particular concern, as research shows that money coming into the household through the ‘purse’ (woman) is more likely to be spent on...
Given that the marine protected area network currently fails to achieve ecological coherence and that there is only one designated area for the critically endangered flapper skate, is the minister really saying that it is a matter of time before there will be a second site to protect that endangered species?
Does the cabinet secretary agree that in addition to a consistent and improved marketing strategy to promote Inverclyde, the siting of public agencies can play a part in overturning population decline, and would she consider the siting of public agencies in my constituency?
The committee makes several recommendations on the siting of salmon farms, which need to be read and considered with all the other recommendations in our holistic report.
Recently, I happened to meet Dame Diana Johnson, who, as the Home Office minister, expressed a keen interest in coming to see it and was very open minded about how it could be developed.