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Again, Conservative members have had what might seem to be a surprising shift in opinion from the views that we have expressed historically. We supported Labour on the issue at stage 2 because that seemed the right decision to take.
Decisions about joining the next round of TEF must be made by 26 January. I think that the picture will be varied and I do not know exactly where we will end up.
The obvious one relates to information technology. Members have expressed concerns at various stages about the IT services, and some of those concerns are the inevitable result of staffing changes in that business area.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 September 2011
This includes the SSSC Code of Practice, National Occupational Standards, Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework and the Continuous Learning Framework.
Responsibility for ensuring benefit and tax credit uptake lies with the UK Government, however the Scottish Government recognises that providing national and local services that support benefit uptake can significantly increase household income.
Does he also accept that the previous UK Government, to its credit, abandoned an enormous reorganisation of the police in England because it would have cost at least £400 million?
Last week in the Parliament we had 26 nursery owners from Fife, all of whom will see their rates soar; seven of them will pay 150 per cent more and one of them will pay 200 per cent more.