Chamber and committees

I have two very quick questions.

If you could, that would be good. I do not want to cast any aspersions on that person’s ability, but why would a public sector organisation feel that it was appropriate to spend £23,000 on a training course to develop the skill set of a new member of staff—if we assume that they were a new member of staff?

Was it your policy at the time to cover all those costs?

What level was the line manager?

Normally when I hear “line manager”, it is the boss of the unit, the department or whatever, but it is a very small organisation. So, the chief executive signed that off. Okay. Was it within his powers to do so?

At the time, was the chief executive empowered to sign off up to any limit?

Do I have time to carry on?

So, has it never been a requirement that senior members of staff are required to hold an MBA?

That still does not answer the question. I would be grateful if you could go back to check the records on that, because either the Scottish Government has got that completely wrong or there is something else that we really do not understand.

In that case, I ask whether the contracts of employment specifically say that the member of staff is entitled to access an MBA course?