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Is she telling the Parliament that the electorate is too stupid to understand the difference in electing a constituency MSP, a regional list MSP and local councillors?
I was thinking more about the other processes that we could employ to ensure that MSPs get information more quickly. By their nature, MSPs are not always in the Parliament and do not want to wait unnecessarily for information until they get to their e-mail.
Once we have that report, we can take a view on the matter. In the case of a letter from an MSP, we will draft a letter for the Lord Advocate to send in reply.
We have reporters to the committee who meet with various organisations and other interested MSPs. Every MSP was invited to the last sexual orientation reporters meeting, not just members of the Equal Opportunities Committee.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 August 1999
To ask the Presiding Officer to specify the total cost of MSP's salaries and allowances for the current financial year and each of the next three financial years.