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Discontinuance of Legalised Police Cells (Scotland) Revocation Rules 2008 (SSI 2008/35) Are members content to ask the Scottish Government to explain the delay in laying the rules before the Parliament—the instrument was made on 7 February and laid on 12 February—and the breach of the 21-day rule?
However, I firmly believe that it should be written not by me, the committee or Parliament but collectively with the people of Scotland and taking account of what they want or do not want to be in it.
We have done a bit of an assessment and found a significant opportunity to reduce emissions by sensitive siting of such wind farms, taking into account the guidance that is out there and, in particular, thinking about peatlands.
Before the other two witnesses respond, I want to ask about that accommodation issue, which is tangible. Is that taken into account in the design of future accommodation on rigs?
A number of companies found that flexibility very useful, especially at the start of the recession. Among the companies that are account managed by Scottish Enterprise, have you found more reliance on agency working, zero-hours contracts and temporary workers?
We also have further mandatory requirements from Europe around the new land parcel information system, and the scheme accounting and customer account management system.
Currently, the decision to close a school is made by democratically elected councillors who are then held to account by the electorate through the ballot box; after call-in, a Government minister is accountable to this Parliament and the electorate.