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As I understand it, the role of the committees in relation to the annual budget will depend on whatever liaison arrangements exist between the conveners and the Parliamentary Bureau.
As I understand it, the role of the committees in relation to the annual budget will depend on whatever liaison arrangements exist between the conveners and the Parliamentary Bureau.
We are, however, engaged in discussions, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer suggested moving to a housing credit system, which would be rather like the working families tax credit, but a specific housing credit.
The number of MSPs who have attended the debate, the strong feelings that have been expressed and the spread of political will could change the whole attitude towards this area of disability.
We announced the intention to remove the liable relatives rule at the time of the introduction of the pension credit, from which local authorities gain, so the proposal will be cost neutral.
That we took that view is largely to the credit of MSPs, clerks and staff at the non-Executive bills unit.The fact that the bill was a committee bill was important to us as a campaign group.
Part of the thinking behind the distances that are set for the location of trial sites is the safety of pollen moving on air currents and being collected by bees.