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There are no clear indications as to what would happen if the economy went into a serious recession. At present, we are in a period of prosperity and people want to lend money.
While other countries across Europe and throughout the world have slipped in and out of recession, we have enjoyed 20 quarters of consistent growth, record levels of employment and an employment rate that is above the UK rate.
We have got into the Westminster-style annual parliamentary cycle, which is not even annual; it lasts from the end of the summer recess in September until the start of the next summer recess, which causes unnecessary bottlenecks.
We are doing so to this time scale, because it is likely that the Transport and the Environment Committee's detailed deliberations will take place after the summer recess—our window to have an input is now so that we can make recommendations arising from our final meeting before the recess on 28 June.The committee is...
However, they have experienced problems with slippage in the timing and submission of responses as a result of ministerial timings, the parliamentary recess and other internal issues to do with their consultations.
My mother was a PE primary teacher. It is clear that, in the deep recesses of the psyche, there is a problem, which I am sure we will be able to work out together.
By the time the Parliament meets again after the recess, one of the biggest international events in Scotland since devolution will have begun here in Edinburgh.