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That is not because we do not want to; maybe it is because the amount of money that we have to move around is in the thin column at the end of the accountant’s sheet of paper. We cannot move mountains if we do not have the fundamental tools to do that.
It was not referred to the board of management under the scheme of delegation. As can be seen from the accounts, our standard number of creditor days is nine.
That was intended to improve openness and accountability. It seems to me—if you think that this is not correct, you can correct me—that one way to improve openness and accountability would be to hold meetings in public and allow dissent.
I thank the committee for the opportunity to outline the work that led to the laying of the order. It is clear from the First Minister’s daily updates that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over.
In the review group’s report, he will see that the qualifying criteria that John Scott QC lays out include people not having had previous or subsequent convictions.
For the purposes of recognition in Scots law, two key aspects have to be taken into account: recognition of the relationships generally and backdating.