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We have talked about cross-parliamentary liaison before. For example, we have the parliamentary focus with UK parliamentarians talking to the European Parliament—we are in the room, but we do not have speaking rights.
What is your view of the concerns that the committee has expressed? My understanding from Treasury colleagues is that they are going to respond fully to the points that have been made.
It is perfectly possible for the Scottish ministers and the officials who act on their behalf to ask for a process to be run that includes, for example, just expressions of interest. That is perfectly acceptable with certain target pools, so that everyone who expresses an interest in a role does not have to complete ...
Moving rapidly on, I call Nigel Don to ask some questions about the built environment. The UKCCC has expressed concern about our ability to make good decisions about the siting of major developments.
The closure of police and fire and rescue services’ emergency control rooms across Scotland has prompted motions expressing concern from MSPs of all parties.
That is not evidence of a discriminatory attitude in itself, but people who express concerns about what we call cultural threat are more likely to express a discriminatory attitude in response to a number of our questions.