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Scottish Human Rights Commission (PE603) The first item on our agenda is consideration of new petitions. The first petitioner is Jim Slaven, on behalf of the James Connolly Society.
For clarification, members cannot disagree to a section; they can only lodge an amendment to delete it. After section 1 Amendment 26 moved—Mr Tom McCabe. The question is, that amendment 26 be agreed to.
I would have to check, but I would be disappointed if ACRE, which has access to all the latest available science, was not taking account of those scientific developments.
We recognised that there is an issue around the relationship of the organics sector both with the new arrangements following CAP reform and with the new concept of land management contracts, which the Executive is on record as saying that it would like to develop.
However, I was glad to hear that in February, the Minister for Health and Community Care, Susan Deacon, promised 50 new doctors and 50 new nurses for rural practices.
We have the opportunity to seize and harness the positive opportunity that can be brought to Scotland by the influx of a new population with new skills, or we can preside over the growth of a marginalised and excluded group that will be living in great poverty.