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However, I was assured by the minister this morning that he was trying to ensure that we would have his comments before we break for the summer recess, and I welcome that. We have spent a long time dealing with overlap, over-provision and confusion.
For the past decade, the only thing to be heard from a Tory about the two recessions, the double-digit inflation, the record unemployment, the 15 per cent interest rates and the doubling of the national debt was, "It wisnae me."
Sewel Convention Inquiry Good morning, colleagues, and welcome to the Procedures Committee's ninth meeting in 2005, which is our last before the summer recess. No apologies have been received, so other members should turn up shortly.
We leave it to the bureau to consider that, perhaps around summer recess time.We make a proposal to allow the Presiding Officer more flexibility to group questions at question time in order to achieve a better flow.
I am aware that the timing of the recent recess brought added pressures to bear on the Subordinate Legislation Committee's consideration of the bill as amended at stage 2 and that amendment 36 has been lodged on behalf of the committee on a contingency basis.
I raised that issue in the debate on Scotland's international image that was held before the recess, in relation to building up our reputation overseas.
Members will recall that we issued requests for evidence just before the summer recess. Our adviser, Peter Wood, has been analysing the submissions that we have received thus far.
The questionnaire will be online for the whole of March and we hope to make available an analysis of the responses by the end of the Easter recess. That will give everybody an opportunity to say their piece on the issue.