Chamber
Meeting of the Parliament 17 March 2011
17 Mar 2011 · S3 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
End-year Flexibility
Order.
In the same item of business
David Whitton (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab)
Lab
5. To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with the United Kingdom Government regarding end-year flexibility. (S3F-2966)
The First Minister (Alex Salmond)
SNP
The Scottish Government has made regular representations to the United Kingdom Government over end-year flexibility, most recently when the Cabinet Secretary...
David Whitton
Lab
I thank the First Minister for his answer, but do not think that he will expect me to agree with the last part of it.In November last year, the Chief Secreta...
The First Minister
SNP
I refer David Whitton to my answer to his first question. It is exactly because we do not have the power to prevent that that we want the financial powers th...
The Presiding Officer
NPA
Order.