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This was for two reasons: firstly, to avoid any disruption to business so soon after the end of summer recess, andsecondly, because the September holiday weekend is a local holiday rather thana national one.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
4 February 2004
The Executive will issue a draft Scottish Statutory Instrument on possible technical measures to protect scallop stocks for consultation immediately after the Easter recess. Our aim is a uniform and rational series of measures throughout the United Kingdom and we envisage other UK fisheries departments producing their own parallel legislation.Any implementa...
I suggest to her that it might be appropriate to ask the Royal Mint to strike a stamp in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the act of union.According to an answer that the First Minister gave my colleague Murdo Fraser, the programme of commemorative events was supposed to have been announced to the Parliament before the summer recess. That means tha...
It was right that the committee dug its heels in and deferred decision making on this until after the recess. It is important that Scottish statutory instruments are accompanied by full notes if we are to scrutinise them effectively.
The minister will recall his visit to my constituency during the Easter recess and the subsequent agreement on work that is to be undertaken to assist Ayrshire's recovery.