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I will not force a vote on the business motion, but I want to express my disquiet and concern. The SNP business manager has not fully understood what will happen next Wednesday afternoon.
Sir David, I will give a dignified response to that question and, as you have done, express my concern at the tawdry tone that David McLetchie has taken.As the Presiding Officer has said, the matter is not for the Scottish Parliament.
I hope to be able to report back on those options.I have continued to visit a variety of voluntary bodies, some of which have expressed the view that they would have more confidence in a review that was conducted by the committee than in one that was conducted by the Executive, which may be carried out by civil servants who are tied into the existing system...
Because of that misinformation, there was a drive not to hear the minister's statement. I expressed my concern at the time about the fact that the people who suffered as a result of anxieties about leaks from the Scottish Executive were the back-bench members, who did not have access to the statement and were not allowed to hear it.
I do not think so. Perhaps we could express the point that Nick Johnston raised that, in usual circumstances, we expect that people will report within the time scale.
Where necessary, education authorities should provide children with help in expressing their view and in participating in the planning of their educational provision.
Can we have an assurance that normal parliamentary business will not be disrupted, and can you perhaps use your influence to ensure that there will be an opportunity for members to question the Prime Minister after his address? Some of us may wish to express our approval—or disapproval—of whatever he has to say.
My main concern, as I have said before, is that the Finance Committee should, if not sign off, at least express some view on, the SPCB budget in advance of the Executive budget.
I think that informed consent and authorisation are different terms for trying to ensure that people's wishes are expressed and, having been expressed, are respected.