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Recessions are mainly about the loss of confidence and, although the current one was precipitated by the banking crisis, nevertheless it continues only because of a loss of confidence.
We can ask what research has been done or is on-going, whether there is a bank of information, whether that information is being added to and whether there are experts on the subject.
It found that although some sectors, such as banking and retail, had started to see high numbers of job losses, for most sectors the impact of automation was in its very early stages; it was more a question of how jobs were changing than one of how they were being displaced.
The approach that was taken with CFE was very much to move away from a prescriptive national assessment bank based assessment to something that is much more teacher driven.
Which figures will you publish in June? How up to date are they? Concerns about the quality of the data, which are often out of date, have been expressed to us.
In your report, you make the point that the invoicing dates are driven by Audit Scotland's cash flow requirements rather than being fixed dates that are agreed in advance.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
7 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the dates are of bankholidays in 2000. These dates are set out in the publication Scottish Public Holidays 2000, a copy of which has been placed in SPICe for ...
Eilidh Scobbie suggested that, if the period ran from the date of death, executors could delay the grant of confirmation when it was in their personal interest to do so.