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The parliamentary debates on and the committee's scrutiny of the Joint Inspection of Children's Services and Inspection of Social Work Services (Scotland) Bill demonstrated the "overwhelming support", as the committee described it, for the principle of joint inspection of services for children.
We have two instruments before us: the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Notification of Authorisations etc) (Scotland) Order 2000, which must be decided under the affirmative procedure; and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Prescription of Offices, Ranks and Positions) (Scotland) Order 2000, which is subject...
The point that has been made to us is that oil-seed rape can be grown throughout Scotland, from the Borders right up to Orkney; such a crop therefore has massive potential.
As we do not know exactly what those proposals are, when you go into negotiations with the bureau, will you make it clear that we would like to have proper scrutiny of the legislation? The National Parks (Scotland) Bill and the Salmon Conservation (Scotland) Bill were rushed through—both the committee and the Executive accept that.
In my answer to Karen Whitefield on 15 June (question S1W-7983) I set out the conclusions reached by the Executive following consultation on the paper A New Single Tenancy for Scotland: Rights, Obligations and Opportunities.
Those 50 people expressed probably 20 or 30 different views on what was the right art form for Scottish Ballet. It is difficult to get the right mix and marriage.