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(S2F-2123) Avian flu rarely affects humans, but it represents a significant global challenge. The latest assessment identified the risk of introduction of the disease to Scotland as low.
Does the minister agree that one of the great success stories in Scottish tourism is the Fife city of St Andrews, which, according to the latest figures, attracts in excess of £50 million of tourist revenue a year?
Will the minister tell the chamber whether he has carried out an economic assessment of the impact on the industry of his latest proposals? The first thing that I want to tell Richard Lochhead is that it is not a question of taking into account the views of just the industry, although that is very important.
He also drew my attention to the fact that last July's financial projections took no account of the latest spending review, which gave an 8 per cent increase to the council for 2001-02.
New paragraph (b) covers practitioners registered with the Health Professions Council and new paragraph (c) covers practitioners registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
The Executive has some way to go in that area, but we are starting to consider it seriously. We are only two years into this new form of democracy and new form of government in Scotland and it will take us a while to get that sorted out.
I also want to draw members' attention to the new category that the committee is proposing should be included in the new legislation—that of non-pecuniary interests.
The press release about the new office states that it would, with the area's dedicated community police officers, bring a more accessible service to the Lenzie area.