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The letter that you wrote to us shows that the particular cases that we are talking about involve the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 and the outdoor access code, and it has been suggested to the committee that the Data Protection Act 1998 is also involved.
We are also dealing with the premises problems that GPs face and we have published a new premises code, which is backed by £30 million of new investment.
The minister will appreciate that I am not here to answer for the dress code of colleagues. In fairness to Patrick Harvie, he has explained his reasons to me, but I do not necessarily agree with them.
I am constrained in explaining the substance of advice and also whether advice has been taken—I think that that is the convention that applies to ministers; if that is not the correct application of the code, I am prepared to stand corrected.
The fees still have to be paid to allow Norway to be part of the market, and Norway does not sit at the table in discussions on things such as market codes and the strategic issues that, up to now, the UK has been quite influential on.
I know that Tavish Scott is interested in the ministerial code. He is less interested in apologising after, having referred the First Minister under the ministerial code, his case was found to be wanting.
Please note that I raise it not under the Scottish ministerial code, for which you have no remit, but under the code of conduct for MSPs, which applies to us all.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
29 September 2010
If this subsequent admission occurs within 28 days of the date of discharge for the previous hospital stay and is coded as an emergency admission, it is selected as a relevant readmission.