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Our argument is twofold: first, comparative to the rest of the UK our performance is not as good as it should be and, secondly, we are living beyond our means, not just in Scotland but in the UK.
The question is not whether cross-party groups should exist, because of course they should; the problem is caused by the large number of interests, which is reflected in the number of groups, the comparatively small membership of the groups, and MSPs being able to deal with those interests within the compacted week.
There seemed to be a desire for more explanation about what was changing, why it was changing and how the new figures compared with the previous figures.Committees—the Transport and the Environment Committee in particular—asked whether it was possible for spending decisions to be expressed in the context of the historical trends in spending, so that they co...
The procedures that we will follow today are similar to those followed at stage 2 of a public bill, except that only members of the committee can lodge amendments to a private bill and participate in the meeting.
Prolonging the length of a case does not add a penny to the fee that is paid by the Scottish Legal Aid Board, from which payments must be justified on a time and line basis. There are very few exceptions to that. There might be exceptions in connection with legal advice in a package but, in a case such as Mr Duff's, ...
To ask the Scottish Executive how many visits each minister and junior minister plans to make to each parliamentary constituency between now and 1 May 2003.