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That breaches the 28-day rule, given that no account has been taken of the days when Parliament was in recess over Easter. The same comments apply to this instrument as applied to SSI 2015/162, SSI 2015/163 and SSI 2015/164.
I am aware of the committee’s good work and recommendations, which we are considering and will respond to after the Easter recess. The survey that Joan McAlpine mentioned relates specifically to companies that are account managed by Scottish Enterprise and therefore may not represent the wider SME business community.
The clerk’s proposal to have a business planning day makes a lot of sense, although I do not think that we would need a whole day to look at the forward work programme—we could probably get away with having a half-day session towards the end of the recess. As returning members will know, the committee’s work is very much guided by Audit Scotland’s work sche...
Reluctantly, therefore, we have decided that it would be prudent to defer the introduction of our Procurement Reform Bill until after the summer recess, to allow us to take stock of any further developments in Europe.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 November 2018
The options appraisal process is still underway and is moving into a testing phase shortly, after which the Programme Board will make its recommendations to me. No date has yet been set for this. S5W-19431
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
5 September 2018
The Scottish Government is currently engaging with stakeholders to inform the form and content of the proposed consultation on nicotine vapour products. No date or time period for the consultation has yet been fixed.