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Written Question · S3W-15036 · Session 3

Whether, if Marine Scotland is to be part of the Scottish Government, whether its advice to ministers will be published and how it will ope…

Answered Asked by Robin Harper Green Lodged 16 Jul 2008

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether, if Marine Scotland is to be part of the Scottish Government, whether its advice to ministers will be published and how it will operate transparently.

The answer

Answered by Richard Lochhead on 4 Aug 2008 · 19 days after it was lodged, on time

We have yet to decide on the appropriate status for Marine Scotland and its detailed governance arrangements. It will be important for it to be seen to operate openly and transparently although also to ensure it can do so efficiently and effectively including, for example, through uninhibited exchanges of views and advice.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-15036 by reference.