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There are no other substantive items that need to be discussed before the October recess, so there would seem to be no need for the committee to meet next week.
There will be an announcement on the programme at some point after the recess. You said that the marine bill would be for the medium term, so can we rule it out for the next 12 months?
“The Committee has agreed to seek views from stakeholders over the summer recess on your priorities within the Committee’s remit, including the financial implications for
local government, planning and housing of the continuing pandemic.
There is a lack of clarity on the final shape of the Scottish futures trust, and we want to hear more about it from ministers after the summer recess, and until decisions are made on its final shape.
We are talking about a company that is operating profitably in a global recession with increasing demand but which has chosen to downsize and shed hundreds of loyal workers.
However—it is a rather big however—we highlighted significant challenges that councils face as a result of the recession and in making partnership working achieve its full potential.
The escalating cost of the London Olympics means that Scotland could lose out on £150 million of lottery funding over the next four years. During the recess, a week or so ago, I was down south visiting some of my family.
The bill has four days at committee stage on the floor of the House of Commons before our summer recess and I anticipate that the report stage will follow that recess in Westminster.
Mr Dorward talked about the pressures on some areas of income, such as planning applications and building warrants, because of the recession. In our authority, we run our car parks and receive a sizeable income from them, but car park income is down dramatically on previous years.