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Given that people throughout Scottish society think that that is a powerful new initiative that will help Scottish business and jobs, cannot the Liberal Democrats find it within themselves to say that the idea might be a good one that is worthy of their support?
The additional budget was required mainly in response to an increase in broadcasting costs and the need to set aside a greater contingency fund. The new games budget is still only one 20th of the public funding that is being provided for the 2012 Olympics.
I am conscious that you wanted to put those points on the record, but a new petition might be a better way of amplifying the issues.I recommend that we close PE1103.
I was straining every sinew when I announced, with Peter Woods, the 500 new esure jobs in Glasgow. I was straining every sinew when I was on the Diageo march in Kilmarnock—which Iain Gray did not manage to attend.