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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to review or conduct an inquiry into the actions and advice of the Lord Advocate's office from 19 March 1998 to date and, if so, whether the outcomes will be made available to the Parliament.
They are also using the most modern, up-to-date equipment. I have been struck by the difference that is being made by the new interactive whiteboards—which, I confess, baffle me, as I am a bit of a Luddite.
Tobacco Purchasing (Age Limit) To ask the First Minister what progress is being made towards setting a date for raising the age limit for buying tobacco to 18.
I will instruct that that happen, and I will ensure that Mr Fergusson is kept up to date.I am also interested in examining the mechanisms that have worked in different parts of the trunk road network and in investigating whether they can be used at the sort of locations in which Alex Fergusson is interested. I undertake to keep him up to date with progress....
I reassure the member that we have made it clear to the Finance Committee that we will provide full evaluations of all the relocation projects to date and that we will give statements of the reasons behind each decision.Shifting the decision-making responsibility is an interesting idea and I have no doubt that ministers might want to consider it at some sta...
However, because this is an important point, I want to stress that the new system will allow a person who has missed the initial 28-day period to come back at a later date and request that the matter go to court.
We asked the Executive how it anticipates exercising those powers and what is meant by "consequences" in the context of the powers.You will see from the response that the Executive has explained that the purpose of delegated powers to require the provision of fresh signatures is to ensure that personal identifiers are kept up to date. It also considers that...