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I am certainly not suggesting that we downplay the role of any standards committee; I am simply trying to find ways of making the best and most efficient use of members' time.
It is a complex matter. I suggest that the best way to proceed would be for Stewart Stevenson to raise the issue with me in a letter—without necessarily giving all the details—and we will look at that.
It is, however, a question more for the lead committee to consider, as to whether or not this is the best way, or the only way, for the Executive to achieve its objective.
We should perhaps at least try to do that, while accepting that there will not be an easy solution. It is difficult to know how best to consult the public. There must be agencies that work on behalf of the public, which we can ask to speak to.
The scope of the power is limited by the definition of "emergency".The Executive's memorandum advises that the power is intended to allow a flexible response to the changing environment in which fire authorities operate and notes that a degree of flexibility is best provided by subordinate legislation.Section 10 would allow an order to provide that an addit...
I have been on four or five parliamentary committees and in my view the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee is one of the better ones. The best one.I will just throw my tuppenceworth in.
It looks quite nasty. We send our best wishes to David for a quick recovery.Items in Private Items in Private Item 1 is to seek the agreement of the committee to take items 5, 6 and 7 in private.