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Official Report
Meeting date:
3 March 2010
Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee 03 March 2010
Stephen Imrie has clarified the matter.Rob Gibson made fair points about how the Government has chosen to progress the matter, but we are where we are, and my understanding is that if we do not deal with it timeously, the Government will not be able to meet its schedule for the production of the census in a year’s time.I take the point that pre-legislative consultation would have been valuable, but I know that efforts have been made to consult some of those who have expressed interest in the issue in previous consultation stages.The best...
Official Report
Meeting date:
26 January 2010
Finance Committee, 26 Jan 2010
However, the committee will note that the supporting document has remained unchanged and contains all the detail that was previously provided in order to ensure proper parliamentary scrutiny.As I made clear to Parliament last week, I remain committed to an open and constructive approach to the 2010-11 budget process, and I continue to seek consensus on a budget that will meet the needs of the people in Scotland during the difficult times that we now face.I hope that members of the committee have found my remarks to be helpful. I will do my best...
Official Report
Meeting date:
19 November 2009
Plenary, 19 Nov 2009
The assurances that she has given us today will reassure staff and unions, who are seeking the best solutions when it comes to closures and other serious proposals for schools.I acknowledge some of the concerns about amendment 13A, through which I was attempting to find a way in which written responses on general topics might be spread more widely, which mi...
Official Report
Meeting date:
17 June 2009
Public Audit Committee, 17 Jun 2009
We do not see it as an optional add-on; rather, it is core to managing services in the best way possible. The issue is ensuring that it is fit for purpose; it is not about collecting information for the sake of it.
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 April 2009
Justice Committee, 28 Apr 2009
To an extent, we must allow those in charge to make a judgment and to work out what is best. We are trying to allow some inquiry to be conducted, so that people get closure and understanding and so that the damage is mitigated and limited.
Official Report
Meeting date:
17 December 2008
Local Government and Communities Committee, 17 Dec 2008
I would prefer to keep the matter open ended and leave it to the Government's best judgment. There are other issues to do with the financial memorandum and local authorities' costings, and we should not add further uncertainty.
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 November 2008
Justice Committee, 11 Nov 2008
We think that we have an appropriate balance that will ensure that we get the best out of JP courts and the expertise and specific community involvement that they provide.
Official Report
Meeting date:
3 June 2008
Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee, 03 Jun 2008
Security and training for staff in local offices are separate issues. It might be best if the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body considered those.
Official Report
Meeting date:
28 May 2008
Audit Committee, 28 May 2008
The advantage of the IT-based matching is that we can cover the whole data set efficiently and quickly. It is by far the best method. However, given that it takes a rule-based approach, as all IT systems do, once we have the matches, we then have to do some manual work to identify the cause.
Official Report
Meeting date:
23 April 2008
Scottish Commission for Public Audit, 23 Apr 2008
There are issues about all of that.Another issue was that the Auditor General and Audit Scotland should institute best practice as an exemplar to the profession.
