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There are also likely to be resource implications for the Parliament if such activities develop further.
However, although the use of such ‘informal’ mechanisms is clearly valued by MSPs, at the same time they may be less likely to get on the formal record of committees.
Ultimately, I believe the Scottish Government response shows a veneer of activity to disguise a policy of inaction, and they should be encouraged to take more significant action more urgently. 3 Boyce EG.
I make no apology for that. On how we get funding to smaller producers, we are actively looking at how we can support smaller producers through other legislation.
In the report this time, we have quite a big discussion about changes in inactivity and the difference in data that we are getting on levels of activity between Scotland and the UK.
The Committee is aware that information on the costs of inaction was available when the previous Climate Change Bill (now Act) was under consideration.
Those are the UK’s two key labour market challenges. First, we need a strategy for getting people who are out of work and are economically inactive into work.