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I protest. There is a situation— You may make a passing reference to his reputation, but it is not in order to ask a question about internal administration in the House of Commons.
When I am out and about in the country, people appreciate that I am a plain talker about what we can achieve. That may not be convenient or comfortable for members of the Parliament, but that is the way in which I operate.
Does the First Minister recognise that the Scottish Executive is also failing pensioners? The single pension may be increasing by £5, but somebody who has to pay for personal care may have to pay 17 times as much as that for their care.
One of the points in the notes is that"potential embarrassment which may be caused to civil servants or Ministers should not be a factor in deciding whether information should be made available."
We cannot wait, because the bill will be in stage 2 after the October recess—it may be now for all I know. We will then have to take each bill at a time, make time for it somehow and not lose sight of the legislation while we are doing the inquiry.
My one concern relates to Cathy Peattie's point that the amendment may pre-empt the debate that the committee is about to have on special educational needs.
I appreciate that neither of you was involved in the drafting of this instrument and that its phrasing may to some extent be a matter of style or choice, but is it possible that in the amendment you would seek to make the language of the instrument less convoluted?
Directive 492 is directed at shellfish that are static on the seabed, such a limpets and mussels, but the scallop is mobile and therefore comes under directive 493. That may offer another avenue for investigation.