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Mr Finnie makes a fair distinction. When the chancellor produces his budget on 22 April, we will have further information on the likely profile of public expenditure in 2010-11, when the sums of money in question fall liable to be repaid.
Last year, the wood fuel task force reported on the potential additional woody material that could be sustainably produced from a range of sources and demonstrated that there is still scope for considerable expansion of the current market.
Phase 2 of the inquiry will take place after the new European Parliament and European Commission are in place.On the basis of the Official Report and the evidence that we have taken, the clerks have produced a summary of the information that we have received so far, so that we do not forget it.
That is the option that I prefer for the same reasons. There is no need for us to produce a report, given that a significant body of work is being undertaken in respect of the petition.
She will also know that we recently funded Lifeblood: the Thrombosis Charity to produce an information leaflet. I share her concern about thrombosis and I agree with her graphic but serious description.
Work is being carried out by the University of Edinburgh, which I hope will report back to me early next year, to produce a database of what communities in Scotland are doing to link with Malawi.
Learning and Teaching Scotland will produce draft outcomes and experiences for Gaelic learners and native speakers in the current school year, along with draft outcomes and experiences for English language and literacy, which will include references to Scots.
Arising from that work, the Scottish Government will produce a statement setting out a strategic overview for energy policy in Scotland by the end of the year.
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Date answered:
10 March 2011
Representatives of the Scottish Retail Consortium, individual retailers and producers, Scottish Grocers Federation, Scottish Licensed Trade Association, Scottish Beer and Pub Association and BII attended.