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We could simply indicate that the committee wants the audit to be as thorough and robust as possible and express the hope that the remit will take that into account. As Richard Lochhead pointed out, the minister made it plain that he was pretty dissatisfied with the way in which the issue has been handled so far.
Perhaps it is right to press ahead, but it would seem sensible, given that the EU report will be published at the end of this year, to take that report into account before we prepare our own report at stage 1.
It is the minister's job to balance such portfolios.Environmental issues figure largely in many different areas for which the Executive is responsible and must be taken into account in any industrial, transport and agricultural policy.
Some of the points in the petition might refer to incidents that happened some time ago, rather than to the current situation, which is quite different. That might account for the conflicting evidence and information.
The response from the Scottish Executive indicates that the initial petitions were taken into account by Scottish ministers, although the petitioner claimed that they had not been.
As a consequence of what we are dealing with on post offices, would it not make sense for Post Office Counters—or whatever it is now called—to update its administrative arrangements to take account of the fact that there is a border?
Students in vulnerable groups—those with dependants, lone parents and people with a disability—are still eligible, subject to an income test. Loans are taken into account as income for that purpose, although £10 a week is disregarded.
We will have to consider the basis on which we do so, and the speed, because we must take our existing programme into account. I will leave it at that and invite comment.No one is rushing in with comments.
The second, from SERAD, is provided at the committee's request, and explains the order.We are obliged to take into account the report from the Subordinate Legislation Committee, which was published on 25 January.