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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 13 July 2025
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Finance and Public Administration Committee [Draft]

Scottish Public Inquiries (Cost-effectiveness)

Meeting date: 27 May 2025

John Mason

Okay. Dr Ireton, I will ask you the same question: is the inquiry process too legal?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 21 May 2025

John Mason

That was helpful from both of you. I know that none of you is particularly enthusiastic about the plans anyway, but at what level do they become not worth while? It seems to me that there will be a lot of change and, hopefully, in the long run there will be improvements in the whole system. In the short run, however, there is just a big cost for no great benefit in year one or two. If the one-off cost was £30 million, as has been suggested, is that prohibitive? Based on the cost itself, is it worth going ahead?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 21 May 2025

John Mason

That is helpful because that was my next question. I am interested in others’ views as well. Although the number of people involved is quite large, the money going into apprenticeships is much smaller. Is there a danger that, in the future SFC, apprenticeships will be sidelined?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 21 May 2025

John Mason

Some people will definitely transfer, because 100 per cent of their job is in that area. Some people definitely will not transfer. Presumably, there is a grey area in the middle.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 21 May 2025

John Mason

Mr Campbell, you seemed to say to Bill Kidd that there was a bit of a danger in splitting up SDS. Is part of the answer to completely merge SDS and the SFC and so save on a public body? Some of us would quite like to see a simplified landscape.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 21 May 2025

John Mason

Do non-university training providers ever go bust?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 21 May 2025

John Mason

If a provider was struggling, would SDS pick that up?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 21 May 2025

John Mason

Presumably, if those are the TUPE rules, the Scottish Government would not have the power to cap those costs, would it?

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 21 May 2025

John Mason

What would you expect to know at this stage? I know that this kind of thing does not happen every day.

Education, Children and Young People Committee [Draft]

Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1

Meeting date: 21 May 2025

John Mason

So, the structure does not matter very much?