Enterprise Networks

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 2:38 pm on 26 September 2007.

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Photo of Derek Brownlee Derek Brownlee Conservative 2:38, 26 September 2007

I, too, thank the cabinet secretary for his statement. I note in passing the striking similarities between it and the reform package for Scottish Enterprise that was in the Conservative manifesto. It will not be a great surprise, therefore, that I congratulate this Government on having the guts to do what the previous Government singularly failed to do, which is to reform and slim down Scottish Enterprise.

I have, though, some questions on the detail of the reforms. How much will the reforms save? Where will the savings go? When will the reforms be implemented? In addition, on those functions that will be devolved to local authorities, what flexibility will local authorities have to determine what is delivered locally and how?