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Amendment 145 moved—Mrs Mary Mulligan—and agreed to. Now it starts to get a bit more complex. Amendment 492, in the name of Shona Robison, is grouped with amendments 158, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501 and 502.
It is not just the fact that someone gets a degree that matters; the sort of degree that they get and what they can do with it matters, too.The credo that is being introduced in England will leach over the border.
On the public sector comparison, my understanding from NAO activity in the rest of the UK is that there is no reason why this information should remain confidential after a deal has been signed.
There would be all sorts of difficulties in getting that to work in practice.Apart from the difficulties of getting it to work in practice, it seems to me to be a meaningless proposal.
The good thing is that people are actively showing an interest in the rights of victims, which represents a bit of a shift in the criminal justice system.
I am as guilty of that as anyone. We think that it is better to get something tangible in return for our support, and advice giving sounds a bit vague, woolly and liberal with a small L.
The important thing is to establish the facts and evidence before deciding the scope of any inquiry, as that will allow us to get to the bottom of the problems, to answer any questions and—just as important—to take appropriate action in future.
That was the shopping list with which COSLA approached the Executive and to which I agreed through discussion with COSLA. We should get the local government context right.