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Mr Wolffe confirmed that:
The Government cannot introduce a bill unless it is accompanied by a statement that, in the view of the responsible minister, the bill is within competence, and the ministerial code requires such a statement to be cleared by law officers.
Retrieved from http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Business/Corporate/BISPDF [accessed 5 July 2017]Note: 2000 to 2009 data collected in line with Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes 2003 and from 2010 onwards collected in accordance with SIC codes 2007.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Outdoor Access Code is to be finalised. The drafting of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code is a matter for Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH).
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 February 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is legally bound in any way by the provisions of the Code of Practice on Access to Scottish Executive Information and, if not, what the precise status and effect of the code is.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
8 November 2004
The local authorities will rely on the guidance, but the access takers will rely on the access code or the primary legislation. Do you accept that arguments might result if the guidance is not entirely in step with the code?
Agenda item 1 relates to consideration of a complaint that was referred to the committee, at stage 3 of the complaints process. The code of conduct specifies that initial consideration should take place in private to avoid prejudice to any possible further investigation.
It may be printed and published in documentary form at a later date.We should hold a discussion on the general principles of a code of conduct for members and of a guide to the rules relating to the code of conduct.