We are being asked to conduct an inquiry, comprised of elected representatives in competing parties to scrutinise the internal financial operations of one of those competing political parties.
SNP minister responding to inquiry proposal.
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There is, I believe, an obvious conflict of interest in parties investigating each other in this way.
I also consider that these amendments do not meet the principle of encouraging full participation in the democratic process.
Scottish Gaelic, Scots, and BSL are all legally recognised languages in Scotland, and the ethos of our respect for these languages run contrary to these amendments.
Every single member who can sit on such a committee has a direct material interest in the outcome of its findings.
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