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For those who are not familiar with Waid academy, I should say that it was one of the high schools that we visited as part of our committee’s tour of Scotland.
I believe that Michael Russell has visited the plant, as have I. It is now fully operational and processes up to 65,000 tonnes of waste a year from the west of the region, although it could do more.
I am very pleased indeed to have the opportunity to announce the intention of the new Scottish National Party Government to abolish prescription charges within this parliamentary session.
The ability to buy a bottle of beer or wine along with the rest of the groceries is one determinant in whether people visit a local shop or get into their car—or on a bus, if one is available—to travel to a supermarket.
If we focus only on the key initiatives that we have talked about in this session alone, such as renewable energy initiatives and ventures relating to life science development in Scotland, we will find that we have real strengths in developing new employment and new opportunities.