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Is the Deputy First Minister likely to recommend that the Scottish Executive follow the Lord Chancellor's line? I am always willing to follow good practice, wherever it is established.
He has said that the UK Government's plans to generate 20% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020 were unrealistic and investment in nuclear power was critical if shortages were to be avoided."
The Subordinate Legislation Committee also indicated that there had been a failure to follow proper drafting practice.Do members have any comments on the regulations?
Although specific provision on the giving of reasons is perhaps not strictly necessary, there is inconsistency in the regulations in that regard.Are members content to report the order to the lead committee and the Parliament on the ground of failure to follow proper legislative practice due to inconsistent drafting?
That is a helpful suggestion that it might make a lot of sense to do follow. I note the general concerns expressed by Stewart Maxwell and Jeremy Purvis and I sympathise with them.
However, I still think that we should report the instrument to the lead committee and the Parliament on the ground of failure to follow normal drafting practice. Absolutely.
At this stage, however, I am not minded to call anybody even to come and have a chat with us. I think that we should just follow Alex Neil's suggestion. The business exchange has made its intentions quite clear through the paper.
Now that the systems have settled down following devolution, I thought that it would be appropriate to examine the systems of accountability, governance and performance management throughout the public sector.
I bring to the committee's attention the following points that were made by the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee, which states:"The Committee welcomes the development of the Covenant.