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When I announced the investment of an additional £8.9 million for police recruitment in May 2000, the number of police officers stood at 14,699. The latest available figures show an increase over that period of 413 to 15,112.
Circulating the original motion was my mistake. So the practice is not new. It was my decision to change the motion to follow the way in which committee business is usually presented in the chamber.
I hope that, if they are agreed to, they might set a new trend and a new approach.Basically, the bill contains a power that allows the Executive to enter into contracts for tagging.
I would be happy for such a meeting to be additional to the others. We do not need to visit all the islands but we should visit at least one, although I am not sure which.
Planning System (Amenity Woodland) (PE918) Petition PE918, by Bill Lobban on behalf of Dalfaber action group, calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive to review the protection that is afforded to amenity woodland in the current planning system with a view to ensuring that the views of local people who enjoy visiting such woodland are...