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Item 8 is consideration of witness expenses. Again following our usual practice, I ask that we discuss that in private, as it concerns expenses for individual witnesses, which it is not appropriate to discuss in public.
It is right that, from time to time, we review what is devolved to local authorities, but we must allow them to have parameters to work within.I hope that, following our deliberations, COSLA will take a fresh look at the issue.
For the purpose of the bill, the income from the endowment will be the £2,000 payable by each graduate in the spring following the completion of their course.
A site meeting took place on 10 September between Executive officials, the police and BEAR Scotland to consider all the options for safety improvements. I expect to receive the report following that meeting soon and I am determined to take action.
The promoter will be given a maximum of 30 minutes to make any closing comments that it has on all the groups following the conclusion of evidence taking on the last group, either on 22 March or 29 March.The committee intends to complete its evidence taking from five groups today.
Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SSI 2007/162) We should possibly ask the Executive why it has not amended the definition of "disabled person" in regulation 2(1) of the principal regulations—the Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (SSI 2000/59)—given the amendment to regulation 4 of those regulations by regulation 5(2) of these amendment regulations to include persons below the age of two years. If members followed...
We will therefore report to the lead committee and the Parliament on the ground that the order failed to follow proper legislative practice. Mr Maxwell, can you confirm that you meant the Parliament rather than the lead committee?