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The next question refers to both SSI 2010/161 and SSI 2010/167. The committee might wish to express the view that the Scottish Government should give the public 21 days’ notice in advance of section 44 of the 2007 act, and consequently the regulations, coming into force.
That was not the experience across the board, but it was a general theme that I picked up in my discussions with staff—who expressed their frustration—and prisoners who had been through the system.
As was highlighted by my colleague Adam Tomkins, expressions of regret about the move to five-year sessions for the Scottish Parliament have come from members across the chamber.
I understand why there is a caveat, but that caveat is an open-ended possibility of other items being brought in. It was first expressed in the JMC process as being there just in case there were any items that had been overlooked.
Broadly, that works well, because there is agreement that certain conditions are good conditions to meet statewide. In Germany, that is partly expressed in economic terms—in single market terms, broadly—but it is also expressed in social terms.
If it has not already done so, we ask the Scottish Government to consider whether any learning can be taken from this approach for the procurement of future vessels in Scotland, as well as from the UK Government's proposal to develop a model for a Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme, intended to "level the playing field for domestic shipbuilders".