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At stage 2, I advised the committee that the Scottish Government was considering whether it would be best to communicate such information on the form itself or in guidance.
Mr Rennie probably has not met Mr House recently. I have. It would be best for Mr Rennie to turn up at the meeting tomorrow with Mr House and Mr Emery and listen to what Mr House says.
We really are trying to do it in the best of faith.The minister organised a round-table with various money advice groups on 17 January 2012 and promised them another one on payday loans.
One example is that, at the moment, SEPA, the Scottish Government, Scottish Water and representatives from Glasgow are considering how best to deal with Glasgow’s sewage, which currently discharges into the Clyde.
However, I want to give the Scottish National Party the chance to do the right thing and to give us the proper evidence.We have before us a proposal that is at best not proven. There are huge concerns about its potential impact—particularly on our business community—and huge uncertainty surrounding the SNP Government’s projected costs.
I have regular meetings with the college principals and we are working together to ensure that we get the best out of the situation. Exploitation of them and of students is taking place in the chamber today—we have heard it from one side and we will hear it from the other shortly.
A population projection is based on the evidence of trends; it is not based on policy. It is our best guess of what will happen if current trends continue.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 December 2009
Under independence, Scotland would have the opportunity to choose the monetary framework and currency that best suited the needs of the Scottish economy.