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The latest figures show that nearly £1 million-worth of new bookings has flowed to Scottish tourism businesses and to the new contact centre in Livingston since it was opened only last August.
The creation of 700 jobs by Universal Scientific Instruments at Irvine was good news. New investment by SmithKline Beecham, which helped to secure 200 jobs and created 19 more, was also good news.
We also have control networks in each major location, which generally meet monthly to discuss issues of the day, new initiatives or whatever. I go on a road show every year and visit three or four locations.