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I urge members— Before the minister sits down, will he make it clear that his welcome reassurances on staffing will be followed up by funding? Obviously, there is no point in making such commitments on staffing if funding does not follow them.
I was at the Edinburgh Tram (Line One) Bill Committee meeting this morning, which was followed by another meeting.Is it correct to say that in Wales there will be a phased withdrawal of prescription charges?
We would like to introduce the straightforward MD initially, but perhaps follow on with PhDs. It seems that the committee is the 2002 equivalent of a papal bull.
That would allow the witnesses to prepare for the meeting. Are we agreed to follow that course of action?Members indicated agreement.Draft Instruments Subject to Approval Draft Instruments Subject to ApprovalForth Estuary Transport Authority Order 2002 (Draft) Forth Estuary Transport Authority Order 2002 (Draft) Next we come to this week's deliberate mist...
The report will be circulated for the following week's meeting. We will discuss the draft report on 1 March and—I hope—reach an agreement on the report by 7 March.I appreciate that that is a tight schedule, but we must be ambitious in terms of getting through the committee's work.
The only stipulation that I require, in relation to this inquiry, is that we follow the committee's remit, which must guide the direction of each case study.
The committee sought an explanation on three matters. Following the advice we received today, I suggest that the order should be reported to Parliament on the grounds of defective drafting.