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I preface my remarks by congratulating Adam Ingram on being nominated to replace Kenny MacAskill on the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee, according to today's business bulletin. I make a plea that we do not get Kenny back here.The issue that we raised about post-legislative scrutiny last week arises from the order.
Is there any tie-in with local agencies for care-and-repair schemes? If somebody were getting their heating and insulation done, it would be good to get all the work done at once.
There would have been howls of protest had the Executive not timetabled the no confidence motion that the SNP wanted.We should get on with discussing the committee reports.
It is no surprise to those of us who knew him well that, even while he was desperately ill only three days ago, he was determined to get on with the job and do his duty.
I also thank Margaret Curran, the Minister for Parliamentary Business, who has been instrumental in getting us to this stage in the face of tight deadlines.
That strikes me as a more effective way to get at the difficulties that are to be encountered and dealt with than having what would, frankly, be a political debate in the Parliament.
However, one of my responsibilities as a minister is to liaise with the Audit Committee—it is clear that that committee is increasingly getting into the performance reporting and management side of audit, and not just the numbers side.