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John Scott mentioned scenario planning and ensuring that we keep up to date with scientific processes.All members seemed to agree that we must review the concordats and their effectiveness.
The minister's announcement on the southern boundary of the Cairngorms national park is most welcome, but I seek clarity on one issue. On what date is it proposed to bring about the change?
As Mr Scott said, many of those pre-dated the Scottish Parliament, but some 34 of the original 36—before the other seven crept on to the scene—report to Parliament in some way.The previous Finance Committee took evidence from the care commission.
The vital importance of getting it right for children in the early years will be a defining feature of the strategy, as it has been in our work to date. We view early intervention as being not just about the early years, although that is fundamental; it is also about preventing problems at an early stage from escalating throughout the life course.
I am not sure what the significance of the September date is, unless it coincides— By September, the view was that there should be independent scrutiny and new information would eventually come to light, but in January you had a different view.
Mike Keating spoke about networking—the parliamentary officers in Brussels should be good at networking, should develop networks and should provide you with rapid and up-to-date information.One source of freely available information is provided by the UK office of the European Parliament.
Those will be determined by competitive tendering, which will begin in the autumn. I hope that that more up-to-date information helps Mary Mulligan.We will also run information campaigns in co-operation with the Electoral Commission.