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That is hardly a resounding affirmation of success.We have only to look at the history of recessions in the recent past to know that budget cuts do not defeat a recession or close a yawning gap in tax receipts.
Of course, given the current circumstances, we are committed to continuing to monitor the pressures on industry and their likely impact on the new implementation date of July 2022.
Similarly, the reasons for the failure to comply with that requirement are set out in a letter from the Scottish Government to the Presiding Officer. That letter, which is dated 3 December, is also available in our published papers.
The stats that were published earlier this week, and which were referred to, were the most up-to-date ones, and are contained in the labour market study.
For our further consideration, it might be helpful to have a response from the petitioner to get his views on the submissions that we have received to date. That is the response that we have not received thus far.
However, according to the clerk’s recent update, the operation is still on-going and we do not have a completion date for it. I ask the committee to consider and agree on what, if any, action it wishes to take in relation to the petition.
Would the start of Parliament’s summer recess in July be an appropriate date for the Scottish and UK Governments and local authorities to get together to secure a set timetable to deliver that?