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Given that the Executive is talking about mainstreaming—which some might think of as downgrading—but has only just started to identify in some departments equality components relating to that, is it possible that in future years the equality components will not be specifically identified as they are at the moment?
However, our sending a clear message that such conduct will be criminalised is bound to deter many men who currently go to prostitutes from doing so in the future. If we achieve that, we will have achieved something very worth while.
To add to that, the issues about the future review to which you refer, convener, applied at the previous review, particularly in Highland, but also in other places.
It seemed to me that the clerk was suggesting a protocol or understanding about how that could be dealt with in the future. I presume that that matter will be on a future agenda as another possible protocol.
I have none, other than those in the register of interests. However, for future reference, I draw attention to the fact that I own 39,000 shares—which is below the mandatory reporting level—in HBOS, which was previously the Bank of Scotland.