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In some cases, insufficient distinction was made between what might be best described as informal preliminary soundings and the more formal statutory consultations.
We need to be honest about the fact that the committee has made a decision. We did our best and now we should move on and leave the ball very firmly in the minister's court.
That is not to say anything about the merits of the petitioners' case, but they have been heard by the Scottish Parliament before and I think that their comments would best be addressed to Westminster if what they seek is withdrawal from the CFP.
When I meet the Prime Minister tomorrow, I might point out to him that the first Brit to win Wimbledon for a long time might be a Scot. We all wish Andy Murray the very best at Wimbledon later this year.I remind the First Minister that the main reason that the Executive gave yesterday for not ordering a public inquiry into the Shirley McKie case was that a ...
It is, frankly, delusional.A Labour colleague of the First Minister, Pat Watters of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, summed it up best when he said:"Jack is speaking in a vacuum."
We need those who come from the European Union and, for that matter, further afield to do the job. We will investigate what the best source of evidence on that area might be.