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The important point is that forced disclosure could put our best researchers—or even those who are not our best researchers—at a competitive disadvantage on projects and could mean that the necessary researchers will not come to Scotland.
It organises training and tries to help people to determine best practice. Because of the changing identity of visiting committee members—committees that are appointed by local authorities change at every local authority election—it has been difficult to establish a general purpose.
The difference between the Conservative party and Mr Gorrie's party, the Liberal Democrats, is that we approach each issue with Scotland's best interests in mind, instead of soldering ourselves into some wee pact for the sake of self-interest.
On that last point, if the SAC were a public body, it would be required to operate under the best-value regime. Best value is not always the cheapest option but the option that delivers best value for the public purse.