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Scottish ParliamentStandards CommitteeWednesday 26 June 2002(Morning) The Convener opened the meeting at 10:01 Good morning and welcome to the 11th meeting in 2001 of the Standards Committee.
One thing that we will come to terms with is the fact that, by and large, we will not be building new landfill sites. We will be building new installations that will generally be under a roof—in a tin shed, if you like.
The recent case of the Nepalese asylum seeker, who had been here for six years, is only the latest tragic case to demonstrate the callous inhumanity of the United Kingdom immigration system.
(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.