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We have a slight problem with circulating copies of the Official Report of today's meeting, because it will not be published until 9 January due to the recess. Circulating copies of the Official Report is probably a non-starter.The last date on which we can discuss the matter is 15 January.
I am pleased that the Executive has acknowledged that the notes should be dated. This statutory instrument and the next both concern the revaluation process and the Executive note should have been dated 30 May 2000.
We could try to have informed discussions with and get early intelligence from UKREP and the Executive about the big issues that are to be discussed in Europe between now and the August recess. We could have a list of such issues with recommendations about areas that we might want particularly to influence.We have had a useful discussion.
We could try to have informed discussions with and get early intelligence from UKREP and the Executive about the big issues that are to be discussed in Europe between now and the August recess. We could have a list of such issues with recommendations about areas that we might want particularly to influence.We have had a useful discussion.
It is important to understand that the first issue is construction completion and the second issue is the physical entry at a time convenient to the Parliament, which is why the summer recess is so important. When we talked about 2005, we were not suggesting that there is a likelihood of the project going on until any such date.
Whereas, south of the border, the limit will be six months from the date of the offence, I think that, in Scotland, it will be three years from the date of the offence.