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Mr McLetchie referred the Wester Hailes case that he spoke about to Mr Gray, as Mr Gray was the constituency MSP. His action is an example to all the regional list MSPs in the chamber.
It is important that those constituents who brought the issue to their MSPs can see it being raised in the chamber and dealt with in legislation and regulation.
Sir Iain Noble and Charlie Gordon—the local Labour MSP—think so. Even the European Commission said this week that merger control is needed to preserve competition in the energy market.
People are dissecting what went on in an independent procedure for which candidates came forward. MSPs, mindful of their duties to the Parliament, reached a view on those candidates.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 December 2003
Ministers visited Scottishcommunities to discuss anti-social behaviour at the invitation of local MSPs,who organised, facilitated and advertised the visits.
The First Minister's Answer of 15 September 1999 (S1W-1558, Mr Duncan McNeil MSP) set out the criteria we would use for determining the location and relocation of public sector jobs.
We should take some comfort that all local authorities and local enterprise companies—and, indeed, the majority of MSPs—are keen to have job relocations to their areas.