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We hope that the bill will deliver but we need the changes to start now and we need to have confidence in them now. Susan, you have pre-empted my next question, which is on the consensus that came out of the Feeley review.
I want to ask about labour, too. Was there any pre-empting sense that visas were going to be an issue and was any help or support offered in that respect?
That will be discussed as part of the process. I would not want to pre-empt what the outcome will be. Paul Sweeney spoke about some of the causes of where we are just now.
I point out to her that what I propose—and what I hope that members will support—is more or less what existed pre-1995. If members support the reimposition of such rates, they are supporting something that mirrors the pre-1995 situation.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 January 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive which infrastructure projects are at risk due to a lack of accelerated capital in the pre-Budget report. The failure of the pre-Budget report to contain any further capital acceleration means that infrastructure projects will now not receive an early injection of capital.
Each has a level of responsibility and they all focus on their responsibilities, but we must ensure that there is more cohesive engagement.10:45 The report also highlights a number of issues around pre-release, including how, for example, to get individuals in prison to attend pre-release support—which, after all, is...
Many of my constituents will say that the news service pre-2009 was far from perfect but, since then, the level of dissatisfaction has increased considerably.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 April 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) schools and (b) pre-schools have been awarded a green flag under the eco-schools programme in each financial year since the programme began.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 February 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the purchasers of prescription pre-payment certificates have saved in (a) each year since the phased reduction in the cost of pre-payment certificates began and (b) total, broken down by NHS board.