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We were keen to keep an on-going log of when the Executive said that it was going to consolidate things—something that Stewart Maxwell and I observed when we went to visit a Westminster committee. I look to the clerk to ensure that we have an on-going log to refer to.Education (Graduate Endowment, Student Fees and Support) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2...
Constituents have written to me constantly and visited my surgeries and I have attended many public meetings at which concerns were raised about various aspects of the planning process.
As was discussed last week, one day will focus on the Commission's work priorities and a number of relevant subjects within that, and the second part of the visit will focus on the representation of Scotland in Europe and on the European Parliament.
John McAllion's letter was forwarded to the European Committee. During our last visit to Brussels, the committee raised the petition with the Commission, in the context of its continuing negotiations with the WTO.
We worked closely with Roger Kent on the children's safeguards review when he visited some of our schools. When we speak to the kids, they say that they sometimes have the feeling that eyes are looking at them all the time.
I asked whether the clerks felt they had to attend meetings to get information or whether I could receive funding for one of my own support staff to take notes if I have to visit salmon growers in Shetland. I will come back to that issue in a minute when we discuss the role of the reporter.
I asked whether the clerks felt they had to attend meetings to get information or whether I could receive funding for one of my own support staff to take notes if I have to visit salmon growers in Shetland. I will come back to that issue in a minute when we discuss the role of the reporter.
In Europe and in the wider world, there is a bank of good will towards Scotland. I was privileged to visit 28 third-world countries as a member of my third world committee.
SB 26-27
Explainer: how devolution works
This briefing considers the devolution settlement in Scotland, explaining the powers of the Scottish Parliament, what legislation is and how law making at the Scottish and UK Parliaments interacts.
The absence of a statutory prohibition on disclosure which would allow the Commissioner to rely on section 26 of FOISA is understood to have been due to a drafting omission. [...]