Scotland’s former first minister appears before MSPs investigating inquiry by Nicola Sturgeon’s government into complaints made against him
- Key questions Salmond could face in Holyrood
- What is the Salmond controversy all about?
- Sturgeon under intense pressure to explain what action she took
Watt: wasn’t there need for a more robust policy?
Salmond said the unions thought the existing policy was adequate. If you are going to change the policy you need to understand the existing measures and consult with the unions which drew it up. FAW was regarded as “considerable achievement” by the unions, Salmond says.
The SNP’s Maureen Watt asks about the Scottish government’s response to the MeToo movement. Was a policy on sexual harassment necessary in this context?
Salmond says the FAW already included provisions on harassment. Instead of reforming this a new policy was drawn up “at pace”, he says.
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