Chamber
Plenary, 22 Feb 2007
22 Feb 2007 · S2 · Plenary
Item of business
First Minister's Question Time
Blood Products (Public Inquiry)
Not only have we already made available all the relevant material, we did so in advance of any necessity to do so under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. In addition, I point out that as I understand it, although Lord Archer's inquiry is entirely independent of Government, it covers the whole of the United Kingdom, not just England. Therefore, we will of course be happy to co-operate on that basis.
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5. Carolyn Leckie (Central Scotland) (SSP):
SSP
To ask the First Minister whether the independent public inquiry into the contamination of blood products will have the support of the Scottish Executive in ...
The First Minister (Mr Jack McConnell):
Lab
The Executive has already made public all available relevant material that it holds, and will make that information available to Lord Archer's inquiry on req...
Carolyn Leckie:
SSP
Although I know that the Executive has already ruled out a public inquiry in Scotland, I wish to place on record my conviction that that stance is untenable....
The First Minister:
Lab
Not only have we already made available all the relevant material, we did so in advance of any necessity to do so under the Freedom of Information (Scotland)...