Whether it has any plans to increase the time period required for notice of bankruptcy proceedings to be served.

In terms of section 12(2) of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act, it is provided that "where a petition for sequestration of a debtor's estate is presented by a creditor or a trustee acting under a trust deed, the court shall grant warrant to cite the debtor to appear before it on such date as shall be specified in the warrant, being a date not less than 6 nor more than 14 days after the date of citation, to show cause why sequestration should not be awarded".In his statement to Parliament on the 30 May 2002, the First Minister confirmed his intention to consult on a draft bill to modernise personal bankruptcy law in Scotland. The period of notice is not within the scope of the proposals and is unlikely to be changed.