Jenny Gilruth: ...with the UK Government in supporting international development programmes”. Last year, I wrote to the Minister for Africa, Mr James Duddridge. I really wanted to speak to him about the merger of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development, which directly impacted on Scottish charities. I wanted to understand better what that policy decision meant...
Jenny Gilruth: ...with the Department for International Development will impact on the international development sector in Scotland. Liam McArthur mentioned that in his speech. It is deeply regrettable that that merger happened with no consultation with the sector, which is in stark contrast to what I am trying to do with our consultation, which is already under way.