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Okay.Europe Familiarisation Scheme Europe Familiarisation Scheme Item 5 relates to the proposed European Parliament study visit. We must decide whom to nominate to visit the European Parliament next spring.
You mentioned that these were complex, one-off contracts that were a first for Scotland. Was any attempt made to compare the services with those in other countries, such as Norway?
Let us not dress up obstructionism as concern for sums of money that are relatively small compared with the significance of the task that we are trying to carry out.
It should be emphasised that the internally generated surplus is less than £200 million, compared to an investment programme of more then £400 million.
We will consider and process all the admissible amendments to the bill that have been lodged.The procedures that we will follow are similar to those that are followed at stage 2 of a public bill, except that it is only members of the committee who may lodge amendments and participate in the meeting.
What percentage was the majority? Were there any notable exceptions or substantive objections from organisations or interested parties to taking that route?
In my view, there would have to be exceptional circumstances as well as serious concern about the way in which the standards commissioner had conducted the investigation for such an action to be contemplated.