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Last week, the Minister for Finance and Local Government described the local government settlement as "excellent" and as"the best settlement for many years".He said that it was "warmly welcomed by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities"—Official Report, 7 February 2001; Vol 10, c 967.The same COSLA is now in meltdown.
I am sure that we all want to achieve the best possible value for taxpayers' money, but does Sarah Boyack accept that there are extremely serious doubts as to whether her officials have made fair comparisons in their assessment of those tenders?
I wish all committee members a very happy new year and, on behalf of the committee, wish the same to all those officials and members of the public who watch over us so zealously.It might come as a great surprise to everyone, but I am the oldest member of the committee.
Mr McLetchie will be well aware that, if we consider the official figures, the cost of running a car has risen at a much slower rate than the cost of public transport.
As I think I explained, and as will now be clear to everyone, I have absolutely no powers to instruct the SQA to do anything."—Official Report, 6 September 2000; Vol 8, c 30.Is that statement true or false, given what is in the act?
There appears to be a conflict between what we have just heard in question time and what the Minister for Children and Education said at column 30 of yesterday's Official Report. I ask for your advice on what procedure should be followed by the chamber if a minister appears to have misled it.
Mr Rumbles must know from his close alliance and contact with council officials that there has not been a real cut in the budget of Aberdeenshire Council.
We must also consider whether the committee should take evidence from the Minister for Transport and the Environment and relevant Executive officials. Finally, we must decide on the format of the committee's report to the Finance Committee.Those are the decision areas that we must consider and agree upon.
Admittedly, he qualified that by saying that the Executive would hold to that cost"to the best of our ability"—Official Report, 17 June 1999; Vol 1, c 523.but that ability is not great.We now hear the figure of £230 million being bandied about.