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We have been upbraided elsewhere for not holding all discussions in public. In respect of the CSA, following from last year, I worked out that the underspend was something like 3.5 per cent.
As that is the format that is already in use, will we not follow the same process? Members have in front of them the adviser's in-principle job description, which I hope we will agree to.
It is very important that we debate publicly how the justice committees will operate so that anyone who is interested in following the proceedings of the Justice 2 Committee can see how we have reached our views on that.
The Auditor General and Audit Scotland should be at the cutting edge of making best practice, instead of following it. Brian, I direct your attention to paragraph 8(v) on page 9 of the policy memorandum.
We have a choice between being leaders and followers. I say to the Executive that we need to be leaders and not—as is suggested under its current plans—followers.
The use of clean energy in Scotland has gone from less than 9 per cent in 2001 towards our ambitious target of 40 per cent of renewable energy generation by 2020, and we met our 2010 target five years early.