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They are not accountable to the Parliament. It is important that we should not interfere in decisions that they take and for which they will be held to account by the local electorate.
Clear leadership is vital so that people know who is in charge and where accountabilities and responsibilities lie. Leaders must ensure that there is a clear line of sight from national health service policy and business strategy to an information strategy and an associated IT strategy.
One of the most important points is that ministers would have to take account of all the consequences of action and inaction, because we must consider not only the businesses but the genetic heritage and what would happen if Atlantic salmon were wiped out.
When we invite public participation, some of our colleagues in the press might have some interesting views to express, and we might wish to contact the lobby directly to ask what it thinks we should be doing to be open and accountable. That might be helpful. I have spoken to someone who has taken a keen interest in some of the more recent cases that have ap...
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.
It is quite happy about the idea of accountability to Parliament but is concerned about the way in which ministers will be able to establish the themes.
Failing that, I hope that the minister will take account of the main issue behind the disagreement, which is well summed up in the petition that was submitted by Craigneuk to the Parliament.
Mott MacDonald's report on Scotland is basically a photocopy of its England and Wales report and takes no account of our separate identity or the specific problems that we face.
Have the views of all teachers, from new teachers on probation right up to head teachers, been sought and properly taken into account in the process? Have the minister and the Administration been made aware of your views?