Chamber
Plenary, 15 Feb 2007
15 Feb 2007 · S2 · Plenary
Item of business
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Community Group Funding (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar)
Finance and Public Services and Communities
I thank the minister for quickly reconstituting the COSLA, Audit Scotland and CIPFA group to consider the views that were raised with him by me and the vice-convener of the comhairle, Angus Campbell. Does he agree that the new arrangements should be put in place as soon as possible to allow community groups and the comhairle to get on with delivering their work in many communities in the Western Isles?
In the same item of business
2. Mr Alasdair Morrison (Western Isles) (Lab):
Lab
To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration has been given to any problems raised by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar in respect of funding for community group...
The Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform (Mr Tom McCabe):
Lab
The comhairle asked us to allow it flexibility to treat certain funding that it provides to community groups as capital expenditure rather than revenue expen...
Mr Morrison:
Lab
I thank the minister for quickly reconstituting the COSLA, Audit Scotland and CIPFA group to consider the views that were raised with him by me and the vice-...
Mr McCabe:
Lab
I understand why the request would be beneficial to the council, which is why we have acted in the way that we have. I said that we would do our best to reac...