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Can the minister give a commitment that he will keep the Scottish Parliament up to date if there are any changes? Yes, we will certainly do our best to keep Parliament up to date with anything that we become aware of.
Yes, they were done in 2019 and may be a little bit out of date, but the key thing, as I have said, is that on-going communication with business and engagement with the industry has continued and will continue.
I hope that, from my correspondence with the committee to date, it is clear to members that there is no need for such a duty because I am fully committed to keeping the committee up to date on progress.
The committee is moving to the point where we will consider the recommendations of our inquiry report, which we hope to publish before the October recess. I am sure that, at that point, we can return to consideration of how to improve our processes.
My Aberdeen South and North Kincardine constituency has an amazing variety of small businesses and, over recess, my summer business spotlight was the perfect excuse to visit some of them.
Without that framework approach and the ability to pass secondary legislation to change the dates for making payments, we would not have been able to do so.