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Conclusion
It is the Committee's view that members of the public have a right to expect that MSPs will normally respect their wishes with regard to confidentiality. At a later date, the Committee intends to reflect more fully on the provisions in the Code of Conduct relating to confidentiality.
The power in section 151(2) enables ministers to make further provision for penalties for a failure to pay tax on or before the due date, including the circumstances in which such a penalty is payable, penalty amounts and types and arrangements for issuing, appealing and enforcing such a penalty.
The year 2014 has been proposed as perhaps the most optimistic date for our economy to emerge from recession, but a euro zone apocalypse would badly hit recovery and lead to business uncertainty, a reluctance to invest and a fall in earnings.
The Scottish Parliament and the Houses of Parliament in London rise for summer recess on different dates, so would it not create complexities if we followed Tavish Scott’s suggestion that purdah should begin with recess?
That was partly to do with economic activity and the recession, but it suggests that we are starting to bear down on the historical trend of rising emissions.
As we say in the submission, a full four years after the start of the recession the output in the economy is 3 to 4 per cent below pre-recession levels and some 12 per cent below the 2007 trend.
Given that, in all honesty, only a small number of women may be affected, why are you sticking rigidly to 12 July? You could make it the date when the bill was introduced, for example, or the date of stage 3 and the passage of the bill.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 August 2020
As the First Minister outlined in her statement on 20 August 2020 the date for the reopening of indoor sport and leisure facilities is 31 August with physical distancing and enhanced hygiene measures in place.