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The policy is that the order should come into force on 1 April, so we took the view that the best way forward would simply be to revoke the first order and replace it with the second.We have taken the problem that has arisen very seriously and investigated how it happened.
I am apprehensive that, notwithstanding the European and External Relations Committee's best intentions, it will somehow go beyond what is proposed and cause overlap and duplication.
The Northern Ireland Assembly has powers that are in many ways variations of the powers that we have, so it would be useful to compare our powers and consider how we can learn from each other and establish best practice in our relationships with Westminster.
It is incumbent on the committee to seek the results of that consultation from the Scottish Government as they will help us to determine the best way to take forward any issues that arise.
I agree with what has been said, but I think that, out of courtesy, we should always remind public organisations about what information is legitimately given and what information should be sensitively handled, if that is the best way to describe that.
I am conscious of time, so I invite members of the committee to ask brief questions. We will try our best to get through them in the next seven or eight minutes.
In that respect, the approach taken by her young Turk sitting at her right-hand side is at best immature and at worst irresponsible.Like Miss Goldie, I do not want to be churlish.
The First Minister is aware of just how important the private landlord registration scheme is in protecting constituents such as mine from antisocial behaviour and from rogue landlords who operate, at best, on the margins of organised crime.
Because of the events of the past fortnight, the issue has moved way up the scrutiny agenda. That is the best euphemism that I can use at the moment without ruling myself out of the discussion.