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It would be unthinkable for the inspectorate—which has statutory responsibilities for inspecting in pre-school, school, further education and teacher education and which most recently has been charged by the Scottish Parliament to examine the educational activities of local authorities—not to have amassed a body of evidence to which ministers could turn for...
I should perhaps inform members at this point that when we come to put the questions on the amendments to this motion at question time, if Mr Gorrie's amendment is agreed, Mr Jackson's amendment will be pre-empted and the question will not be put.
The decision is for NHS Forth Valley and it would be wrong for me to pre-empt that decision. I look forward to receiving the organisation's view in due course.
The Police Negotiating Board is one example of such a regime. My understanding of the pre-1959 situation, which was based on the 1947 act, is that it was somewhat akin to what we currently have for the police pay and conditions negotiations.
Amendment 57 is grouped with amendments 82, 46, 96, 97, 83, 47, 84, 98, 99, 100, 85, 86, 48, 87 and 88. Various amendments will be pre-empted if others are agreed to, but I will not bore the committee by saying what they are.
At the moment, the Executive's response is that a certain amount of people's pre-and post-operative treatment and care can be taken care of in Glasgow, but the operation itself involves patients going to Newcastle.
It is planned that the grant-aided expenditure for core children's social work services will fall by 2 per cent in real terms in the 2007-08 budget. Why? GAE funding for pre-school education is also falling by 2 per cent in real terms.
In particular, I hope that they will choose to participate in the independent review rather than go to a strike, as that would pre-empt the situation and cause concern across the population of Scotland.
In all those different areas in Scotland today, far more is taking place far more effectively than was the case pre-devolution. Parliament has a good record so far, although it recognises that we still have a long way to go.Question Time Question TimeSCOTTISH EXECUTIVE SCOTTISH EXECUTIVEJustice and Law Officers Justice and Law OfficersEmergency Services ...