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Paragraph 2 of part II of the code makes it clear that it is perfectly open to ministers to disclose internal discussion and advice where the public interest outweighs the harm of disclosure of internal advice.Is not it the case that the Executive has chosen to keep the information secret from elected MSPs? It is quite open to the minister to decide that th...
That might be the role of individual MSPs. If the committee agrees, I suggest that, for the purposes of our inquiry and to discharge our obligations under our remit, we should progress as I have indicated.
My interpretation is that the position in the submission is similar to ours as MSPs—when we declare our interests, that does not mean that we are guilty of any wrongdoing.
It was they who wanted the Ardler area to be regenerated; it was they who went to see not only local councillors but MPs and now MSPs. The community drove the initiative forward.
I cannot believe that I am the only MSP to be overwhelmed by a mountain of mail from members of the public who are deeply alarmed at the threatened removal of what they see as a fundamental protection for young people.
As I am a Labour and Co-operative party MSP, I am linked to the broader Co-operative movement, which has a retail aspect in the form of community businesses.
It is an integral part of community development, alongside education, healthy living, crime prevention, social care and sport—all the other things that MSPs are interested in as well. Government policies of the 1980s and 1990s penalised councils.