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We would then be left with one session of an hour or so with the Deputy Minister for Rural Development at the end of proceedings. I thought that we were inviting the minister to give factual evidence to us, as she is, as it were, a representative of a landowner.
The group will review past practice in the matters of post mortem consent, organ retention and the disposal of organs in hospitals across Scotland. It will also develop guidance in the form of a code of practice and report on all those aspects of its work by the end of January 2001.
When we come to examine other aspects of the penalties that would be created—particularly in relation to dogs—we will see that the bill seeks to establish something that goes well beyond what is necessary, even if the bill as a whole is justified. Let me try to develop that idea a little. Why, for example, is there a reference in section 6(1) to "any dog"—a...
It is now time to legislate and to ensure that surveillance is properly governed and controlled by security commissioners appointed by the Scottish Executive. That is a good development, as the framework will give protection to the citizen rather than draconian powers to the law enforcement agencies.
The Standards Committee is a listening committee, and we are always willing to take on board colleagues' views.In recommending the code of conduct to Parliament on 24 February, I stated that the committee believed that the code represented another key stage in developing a Parliament that the public can both trust and have confidence in.
They have a genuine role to play in consultation and development, and I would be concerned if those types of organisations were excluded from membership.
Motion agreed to, That the Parliament agrees that Richard Lochhead be appointed to the Environment and Rural Development Committee. The next question is, that motion S2M-4339, in the name of Margaret Curran, on a committee substitute, be agreed to.