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Our submission refers to the English case of R v Jones. During a speech in that case, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry pointed out the differences between Scottish and English procedures.
Members might be aware from press reports of a recent case in the House of Lords—R v A—which concerned the ECHR compatibility of comparable English provisions in section 41 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999.
The final petition is PE132, from Mr D W R Whittet. It calls on the Scottish Parliament to introduce legislation streamlining the planning system and to change other aspects of the planning system and associated procedures.
The paragraph says:"Responsibility for all other matters,"that is, energy matters,"including renewables R&D … remains with the Westminster Parliament."
We should tell them that we are planning to hold another conference on 9 September and say that we would like to discuss issues such as how to boost R and D spend in the private sector, how to keep growth companies in Scotland instead of their selling out and another two or three issues.
From a technical standpoint, it is hard to see how the necessary steps can be taken to get us from where we are today, which is the level of R and D or pilot plants, to full commercialisation.
Are there ways in which institutions can come together to take out some of the administrative cost base and redirect the money into R and D, teaching or some other aspect of their primary purpose?