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Spending time in the constituency over recess is one of my favourite aspects of being an MSP, although returning here to Holyrood was going to be a pleasure—right up until I heard those last two speeches.
Before you go, I would like to say that the draft budget will be published before the October recess. The committee pressed for that and it is a very positive development.Meeting closed at 12:56.
I am not looking for a drop-dead date. Can I take it from your response that the financial modelling is in the very early stages, or are you further into the process?
We have what we call a true partnership arrangement in the Scottish Court Service, which keeps us up to date with anything that is planned for the future.
The bill as introduced provided an eligibility date for next-of-kin payments of 17 November 2016, which was the date on which I announced to Parliament a commitment to formal consultation on redress.
However, as a final point, I think it strange that, given that peat will have no market value after a certain date, there should be concern about potential compensation.