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S6W-00559 Dean Lockhart: To ask the Scottish Government how many members the Council for Economic Transformation will consist of; by what date the membership will be announced, and how often the group will meet.
S6W-00559 Dean Lockhart: To ask the Scottish Government how many members the Council for Economic Transformation will consist of; by what date the membership will be announced, and how often the group will meet.
Friday 10 December 2021 Business Bulletin Iris Ghnothaichean Chamber Desk Announcement Chamber Desk Arrangements during the Christmas Recess The Chamber Desk will close at 12.30 pm on Friday 24 December 2021 and will reopen at 10.00 am on Wednesday 5 January 2022.
Friday 10 December 2021 Business Bulletin Iris Ghnothaichean Chamber Desk Announcement Chamber Desk Arrangements during the Christmas Recess The Chamber Desk will close at 12.30 pm on Friday 24 December 2021 and will reopen at 10.00 am on Wednesday 5 January 2022.
So if the UK Government wanted to avoid a complete legal minefield, it would abandon any proposal for a cut-off date that was earlier than the date for withdrawing from the European Union.
The first phase of that debate involved everybody saying, “Let’s just put the date on the face of the bill,” so, eventually, the date was put in the bill.
Although the chamber is about to rise for its summer recess, ministers across my Government will be seeking to engage promptly and constructively with counterparts in Westminster over the summer period.
Obviously, the budgetary process is still under way and will conclude following the February recess of Parliament. We will continue to discuss with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities ways in which we can help local authorities mitigate the difficult situation in which they find themselves.
We have another budget cycle coming almost as soon as we get back from the summer recess, so we could consider the issue in the context of our pre-budget scrutiny.