Examination of Witnesses (Questions 180-183)
DAVID CAIRNS
MP, MR GERALD
MCHUGH
AND MS
SHEILA SCOBIE
13 NOVEMBER 2007
Q180 Mr Davidson: So nobody has?
David Cairns: No, nobody has looked
at all those ruled out.
Chairman: Can I thank the Minister and
his officials for their attendance. David, I thought you were
going to say that after listening to the Minister that all the
questions were answered eloquently and that we did not need now
to call the former Secretary of State for Scotland.
David Mundell: That was not what was
said earlier in our discussions and I would like to discuss it
next time.
Mr Davidson: Are we disputing the fact
that Danny Alexander does not come to these meetings? I do not
think the Liberals have been here for some considerable time,
and that is obviously a cause for concern.
Q181 Chairman: Thank you, Minister,
for your evidence; it is very useful. Is there anything that you
want to say that we have not covered during our session?
David Cairns: I am grateful. I
am unclear whether you are intending to produce a report or not.
Q182 Chairman: Yes.
David Cairns: I look forward to
reading it with interest. I will give you a commitment that we
will regard your report as part of the consultation exercise in
order to move forward from Gould into the future; we will take
that report seriously as part of that.
Q183 David Mundell: And we undertake
that it will not need a letter of clarification either!
David Cairns: Your last question
needed a letter of clarification, David, so if you can get more
coherence than your last question then we may be okay!
Chairman: Thank you once again.
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