Chamber
Plenary, 08 Mar 2007
08 Mar 2007 · S2 · Plenary
Item of business
SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE
Efficiency Savings
Finance and Public Services and Communities
Is it not the case that the current Lib-Lab Executive is well known for trying to hide reports that do not suit its spin? Will the minister give me a precedent for a report that has been sat on for a year before its intended publication, or is the Howat report so bad for the Executive that it is the only example of such inordinate delay?
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Mr Maxwell:
SNP
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LD
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George Lyon:
LD
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