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If an occasion arose when there was a requirement for something else, I have no doubt that the Executive could introduce emergency legislation at a trot. May I answer that point? Phil Gallie wants to comment first, but I will come back to the minister.
If houses are brought up only to tolerable standard, people may spend the money that they save on extra heating and there will be no reduction of CO2 emissions.
The clerk's paper might address many issues and if the paper is available by 9 May, we can hold a special meeting in private in the following week to discuss those issues.
Practicality is an important word in this debate and one that was used by Mr Rumbles in our debate on the subject a couple of weeks ago. Even with this inquiry, we may face practical difficulties in achieving the abolition of fees.
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that teachers of deaf pupils who are trained by their employers will engage with issues that may challenge these employers, for example by looking critically at the concept of inclusion and what it means in practice for deaf children.
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-25581 on 16 May 2006. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
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Date answered:
28 February 2006
In accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland (OCPAS) Code of Practice an individual may be re-appointed to their position, without going to a public advertisement, subject to a satisfactory performance assessment.