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Once a pesticide is approved, it will continue to be subjected to routine review. It may be reviewed at any time if any evidence emerges about its safety.
On the basis that it will be information gathering, that there will be no vote, and that all members of the Health and Community Care Committee who want to attend may comment and ask questions, we will attend that meeting.
There has also, I think, been an approach from a region of Poland, but that has not yet been resolved. May I ask more about the Scottish Executive office?
There has also, I think, been an approach from a region of Poland, but that has not yet been resolved. May I ask more about the Scottish Executive office?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 November 2005
Hardly a week goes by without that roundabout being mentioned. I am sure that Mr Adam may wish to refer to the detailed reply that I gave Richard Baker last week.
After working its way through the system in Parliament, the petition was closed in May this year. Since then, the bypass committee has been extremely busy prosecuting its case and taking it forward.
That does not augur well for a minister who says that he is trying to run the public services. The minister may be able to roll up that issue in his statement and cast some light on it.
John Swinney made a separate point that implied that the Executive has been slow to respond; I am happy to respond to specific questions.We have inherited a system that may be cumbersome. We are considering how the 2003 act relates to the planning framework and how we can speed the process.