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Paragraph 25 mentions the number of petitions with which we have dealt. Paragraph 26 details some of the different approaches that we have taken to dealing with petitions.
That issue of generated traffic also comes up in relation to the building of new roads because new roads make it easier for people to drive from A to B, which means that more people will drive.
In the two weeks in which I have been in post, I have visited a number of schools, including Leith Walk primary school in Edinburgh, which I visited at lunch time.
I am sure that Rob Gibson and the minister will share my delight that the group Gizzen Briggs is coming down from my home town of Tain to play on the day when the Queen comes to open our splendid new Parliament building. The minister mentioned a CD.
I suggest that the minister consider visiting it later this year. I will be happy to visit the project in question and, if it is helpful, I will be happy to take questions from Phil Gallie.Elaine Thomson is right.
The shortage is significant. The latest figures show that there are 30 consultant vacancies at present and that 20 per cent of those have been vacant for more than six months.