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I can answer in terms of the Scottish Executive and the civil service, but the Scottish Parliament's employees, and those of MSPs, are matters for the Parliament and not for me.
I also record my sincere thanks to Des McNulty MSP, who generously allowed us to draw from his work in preparing our consultation, and to other MSPs who have long taken an interest in this important issue.
Why was some of that borrowing capacity not utilised to ensure that MSPs were not pushed from pillar to post—as they were—in seeking to get projects undertaken?
You might want to consider providing that a certain number of MSPs could lodge a motion to annul, rather than allowing an individual MSP to throw a spanner in the works.
I give all credit to Margo MacDonald for raising awareness about the directive among MSPs and others who might have been unaware of its impact.I have some concerns about the objectives of such standardising by the European Union.
For example, storage tanks have been covered with graffiti and slogans about several MSPs—I see that George Reid has left the chamber.The whole experience has been absolutely dreadful for the community.
There is a significant difference between a limited company such as QMS and a council or association.That is not how Ross Finnie MSP described the situation to Alasdair Morgan MSP in a letter dated 8 November 1999.
What was unexpected was the work load of the committees and the dedication of the MSPs to making the committee system the powerhouse of the Parliament.