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To ask the Scottish Executive what specific action it has taken to use the Tartan Day celebrations in New York to attract people, particularly expatriate Scots, to live and work in Scotland.
In those circumstances, I will use the powers that I have under standing orders and section 26 of the Scotland Act 1998 to require witnesses to give evidence under oath.
If you switch funds in that way, you cannot make new purchases. It is not cheap to buy a Titian: purchases are by definition significant and involve large sums of money.
Should we take evidence or make a visit? It may not be necessary for us to visit the Borders, but I want to ensure that the points of view of the south of the country are also borne in mind, considering what might be expected of councils there, but may not be considered necessary.
Last Thursday, I returned from leading a 10-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Even though the visit was my fourth to Israel/Palestine, I still came back having been exposed to new challenges that made me think of the situation there and of other situations closer to home.