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Official Report Meeting date: 12 January 2023

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee 12 January 2023

It is not a happy picture, as I say. We will do our best to keep things calm and stable for the year ahead within the funding offer that we have, but in the years ahead it is going to be even more difficult.

Official Report Meeting date: 21 September 2022

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 21 September 2022

It is vital that we get support for business right and that we ensure that public money that is used to encourage business growth and location in Scotland achieves the best value possible for every pound that is spent.

Official Report Meeting date: 8 February 2022

Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid) 08 February 2022

Community sentences are becoming easier for criminals to complete, because fewer than ever contain an element of unpaid work. That “work” is trivial at best, including knitting, preparing flowerbeds and making bug hotels, bat boxes and hedgehog dens.

Official Report Meeting date: 16 December 2021

Social Justice and Social Security Committee 16 December 2021

We got detailed and helpful information back on the rationale for the approach that is being taken. We felt that we did our best. We were very aware that this was a critical question for the committee and for stakeholders, so we tried to take a broad view.

Official Report Meeting date: 7 September 2010

Finance Committee 07 September 2010

We tried to focus on those few big areas and cost out as best we could what changes to policy options would do.

Official Report Meeting date: 10 March 2010

Forth Crossing Bill Committee 10 March 2010

What we tried to do with the code of construction practice was to put in place the best noise control measures that we could.

Official Report Meeting date: 26 February 2008

Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 26 Feb 2008

There were arguments both ways about whether reporting was best done voluntarily or whether a rule change should be made.

Official Report Meeting date: 25 September 2007

Finance Committee, 25 Sep 2007

We should seek widely, choose the best, and leave it to the clerks to bear in mind what Alex Neil has said in finding us the best, most unbiased advice possible.

Committee reports Date published: 10 March 2017

Report on the Draft Climate Change Plan- the draft Third Report on Policies and Proposals 2017-2032

In particular it advocated research on the best trees to plant in shallow peat.