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Bus operators tell me that that target has no chance of being achieved. How, therefore, was that date arrived at, if not on the back of a cigarette packet?
Therefore, this amendment allows for the Presiding Officer to delay the date of a referendum by up to six weeks if the Parliament is either dissolved or in recess and cannot, for whatever reason, be recalled to make a decision.
Work to resolve that issue will be disruptive, but the plan is to take it forward during the summer recess. That will lead to a reduction in the need to operate in manual mode and will restore the integrity of the system.
We have consulted on reforms in that regard, and we intend to introduce legislation before summer recess. We have also increased funding for alternatives to remand.
Haudagain Roundabout The upgrade to Aberdeen’s Haudagain roundabout—one of Europe’s worst—has had its completion date postponed on five separate occasions already.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to mitigate the impact of a possible recession in Scotland. Scotland’s economy has remained resilient over the past year, growing by 0.4% in 2016.