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(b) In respect that "twice-monthly" does not specify two particular payment dates in a month, or specify a period or minimum period required between two payment dates in a month, would it be clearer if further definition was added?
Do you have a view on how effective the Scottish Government has been to date in drawing in private investment through city region growth deals, the Scottish National Investment Bank and the green investment pipeline, for example?
That public funding sits in somebody’s bank account for four, five or six months until we get it agreed, and then we have four, five or six months in which to spend it, after which the whole cycle starts all over again.
Having a date in the protocol for the provision of that COFOG data that is sufficiently in advance so that we can analyse it would be a helpful step in the process.
While the Committee agreed to make no recommendations in relation to the instrument, we also agreed to write to the Scottish Government to request further information on the implementation dates chosen, and the rationale for choosing those dates.