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It is not a case of picking on one or the other. If we want to have an up-to-date model that is based on the most up-to-date information and get a complete picture, we need to fill those evidence gaps.
In the Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley courts, as well as the other courts that have started to adopt the model, there is an increasing certainty that, if you are told that a trial will be on a particular date, it will take place on that date.
My worry, which I know that other members share, is that, by specifying dates, you go into an arena of not specifying other dates such as other religious festivals or other events that might be important to people.
S6W-31747 Monica Lennon: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce its proposed Natural Environment Bill before the Christmas recess. S6W-31748 Monica Lennon: To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce its proposed Heat in Buildings Bill before the Christmas recess.
It is not clear whether the need to legislate over the summer recess was unavoidable as a result of factors beyond the control of the responsible authorities within the United Kingdom or as a result of a failure to take proper account of the respective legislative procedures.As the regulations were not laid at least 28 days before they came into force, as r...
I am trying to understand why those delivery dates were missed, because the reason given to the Parliament for David Tydeman’s departure was that he was continually missing dates.
There have been some additional operational issues with the Irish berth at Ardrossan harbour in the past couple of weeks. I am being kept up to date on that and I will make sure that the Minister for Transport keeps the committee up to date.
Also, as experience is gained it may become possible to refine the eligibility criteria, for example to extend provision of the supplement to carers who receive Carer’s Allowance on other dates, but not on one of the two set dates.
Bureau members may wish to note for information that the rota for Members’ Business until Summer Recess is as follows– Week beginning Tuesday Wednesday Thursday SNP SNP GRN 24 April 2023 LD CON SNP 1 May 2023 SNP SNP CON 8 May 2023 LAB SNP SNP 15 May 2023 CON SNP LAB 22 May 2023 SNP CON SNP 29 May 2023 SNP GRN CON 5 June 2023 LAB SNP SNP 12 June 2023 CON SNP LAB 19 June 2023 SNP CON SNP 26 June 2023 Summer recess 2023 4.
As Ross MacKay has alluded to, in Edinburgh, where I currently work, we have been struggling with workload because it is a capital city and is booming. It never really had much of a recession, or it rode out the recession pretty well compared to other places.