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The people of Ukraine are suffering now. They need the accountability and the action that we can deliver in Scotland to put pressure on Putin’s regime.
It is common for Bills to include a delegated power which allows the Scottish Ministers to make further, technical provision to account for matters which arise when the Bill is operational.
For any similar situations in the future, we expect Accountable Officers to remain in post, wherever possible, in order to be held accountable by Parliament.
One aim of the settlement is that the public are able to hold the Government accountable for a particular decision, but, frankly, I do not consider that that is happening at the moment.