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To ask the Scottish Executive how many Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools inspection reports have included coverage of progress in content and nutritional standards of school meals since the publication in 1996 of the Scottish Diet Action Plan.
To ask the Scottish Executive (a) how many staff are employed in ministerial or junior ministerial private offices as policy advisers and related direct support staff and (b) what are the payscales in which each of these staff are placed.
If a private discussion between the Executive and the committee can aid our longer-term interests, I would be the last to say that such a discussion would not be useful.Members will expect me to say that we do not comment on leaked or draft reports. I have penned many letters in my life, decided to sleep on them and substantially changed them the next morning—I am sure that many people have done the same.
Is Mr Mundell continuing to pursue the matter with the appropriate ministers in the Westminster Parliament? Yes. There are many, many people doing that, so— So Mr Mundell is pursuing it.