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To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it plans to hold with the UK Government about the UK's block opt-out of pre-Lisbon criminal law and policing measures.
Members have a copy of the memorandum and an explanatory background note.If members have no comments, do we agree to note the LCM and endorse the Scottish Government’s view that pre-legislative scrutiny to establish compatibility with the Sewel convention and any consequent requirement for legislative consent should apply to all bills introduced to the Unit...
One commentator described the PBR, generously, as a pre-election "publicity stunt". In its leader column last week, The Economist stated:"the pre-budget report … was always likely to be more political than sensible.
I have been involved in the digital roll-out programme in the Parliament, and the use of laptops pre-pandemic was certainly seen as a way of allowing more flexible working and so on.
It would be unfair for Parliament to present to island communities and other stakeholders a pre-populated plan for them only to tinker around the edges with.
The Scottish Government undertook a Strategic Environment Assessment pre-screening report and this will be published on the Scottish 14 Government website in due course .
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 March 2012
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider limiting the number of pre-application (a) notifications and (b) consultations that a developer can propose.
While that is the case, it would be completely inappropriate for ministers to pre-empt its findings or final recommendations or otherwise direct its business.