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I undertake to raise the issue with the environment secretary and to come back to Brian Whittle as quickly as possible about our understanding of the lines of accountability and the action that the Scottish Government can take to try to reach a resolution of what certainly seems to be a deeply unsatisfactory situation.
Will the First Minister continue that engagement and ensure that this is the very last time that those scheduling such major events do so without taking the interests of supporters into account? Such decisions are for the football authorities—in this case the SPFL—although they should listen to police advice, and I am glad that the change of opinion has hap...
As the delegated powers memorandum explains, the power in section 7 is necessary to permit the Scottish ministers to amend the bill to take account of inevitable changes to Government spending plans during the financial year.
I think that Governments need the flexibility to be able to act quickly in some circumstances but, in doing so, we are accountable to Parliament, and we are absolutely sure that we will be held to account.