Points of Order

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 5:06 pm on 26 September 2007.

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Photo of Jackie Baillie Jackie Baillie Labour 5:06, 26 September 2007

On a point of order, Presiding Officer. My point is separate and relates to the points of order that Kenny Gibson and Bob Doris of the Scottish National Party raised earlier today. At First Minister's question time last week, Wendy Alexander asked Alex Salmond why the SNP was reviewing the central heating programme, with targeting the likely outcome. Alex Salmond made a truly valiant attempt to twist the facts by suggesting that targeting was not part of the review.

I will point out the factual position to the Parliament—a full transcript of the relevant Local Government and Communities Committee meeting is of course available. Quote number 1 is from Stewart Maxwell, who said:

"The review that we must conduct should examine targeting and how things are done."—[Official Report, Local Government and Communities Committee, 19 September 2007; c 85.]

If members are not satisfied by that, I present them with quote number 2, which is again about the central heating programme. The committee's convener said:

"So there are no guarantees for its future in its present form", and Stewart Maxwell replied:

"Nothing stays the same forever ... It is entirely reasonable to review it"—[Interruption.]