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It is important to reiterate that the Scottish Government values the role of the defence sector in Scotland, the many jobs that it sustains and the value that it adds to the Scottish economy.
I have previously advised the committee of freedom of information requests that were submitted to health boards. We did not get information from many health boards, but the information that we got was concerning.
I have seen mostly good practice but, as I have said, members have received complaints, as indeed I have. However, I do think that many of the problems are not going to be solved by legal reform, because they are more practical difficulties.
When the First Minister asked officials to look into record keeping, did he discover that other officials had also destroyed evidence? If so, how many destroyed evidence that would have been required by the inquiry?
There are a lot of motions—some people would have certain things to say about motions that they might not find as valuable; we have covered that already—and I am interested in finding out whether that team feels burdened by having to process so many of them. On the back of that comment from Emma Harper, I go back to my principle, which is that members need ...
I was contacted today by a constituent who lost his wife due to Covid. Like many other of the members of the bereaved families, he has serious concerns about what has been reported in the media and about the potential delays in the inquiry starting to take evidence.
The reason for those denials is unclear. In fact, many of the victims—some of whom I have spoken to personally—have said that they had been given no reason.