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It is reassuring to know that our views will be taken into account, but this is a Parliament, so I ask the First Minister: if this Parliament passes by resolution a motion against tuition fees, will it be binding on the Executive, yes or no?
The seven principles in the Nolan committee's report on local government—selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership—are almost a mission statement.
What has been made clear is that what the Higher Education Funding Council for England invests in higher education takes into account different factors from those that are taken into account in SHEFC's contribution to higher education in Scotland.
Management of Offenders etc (Scotland) Act 2005 (Designation of Partner Bodies) Order 2006 (SSI 2006/63)Housing Revenue Account General Fund Contribution Limits (Scotland) Order 2006 (SSI 2006/64) No points arise on the instruments.
Joe Logan might like to comment, but I have no doubt that there is adequate provision in Germany to ensure the donor and their families that their interests are taken into account. The bodies that can be retained indefinitely would not have been subject to anatomical examination in Scotland.
Incidentally, the clerks are to be strongly congratulated on their ability to reduce what was lengthy and complex into a straightforward, accurate account. That is not an easy thing to do.
What is and is not a housekeeping matter, and where people should and should not be held accountable in the Official Report, are very much in the eye of the beholder, so we should tread warily.