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It makes clear that the proposals that are outlined in its "Enforcement of Civil Obligations in Scotland" consultation paper address fully all the issues that are raised by the petitioner.
As the Deputy First Minister announced this morning, the Scottish Prison Service has been instructed to bring forward proposals to improve the management of prisons in Scotland and for full reporting of performance against those standards.
That just illustrates the under-resourcing in the Scottish Executive and the Scotland Office of monitoring and understanding the implementation of directives post-devolution.
That just illustrates the under-resourcing in the Scottish Executive and the Scotland Office of monitoring and understanding the implementation of directives post-devolution.
Under the statutory procedures, which Lloyd Quinan might care to know are set out in the Education (Publication and Consultation Etc) (Scotland) Regulations 1981, the authority would have to consult parents and the school boards.
The powers to make provisions for the payments are in the Scotland Act 1998. Any changes to the current arrangements are a matter for the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, not for the First Minister or any member of the Scottish Executive.