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On a point of order, Presiding Officer. Yesterday, the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills announced on Twitter several significant updates to this year鈥檚 school exams. This morning, substantive changes that are contained in today鈥檚 Covid-19 statement were leaked to the media, including STV and the BBC, ahead of the statement鈥檚 delivery in the Parliament.
That has become common practice for the Scottish National Party Government in this session of Parliament, and I have raised the matter with you on numerous occasions. Each time that I have done so, you have said that all
鈥渟ignificant and substantive announcements should be made to the Parliament鈥.鈥擺Official Report, 22 June 2021; c 12]
Presiding Officer, what steps can now be taken to end that contempt? What can be done to insist that the Scottish Government respect your good office and the Scottish Parliament?
I advise Mr Kerr that I intend to address that issue before we move to the First Minister鈥檚 statement.
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