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Okay, that is quite a good place to leave this discussion. We want to finish by 1 o'clock, so that gives us two minutes to finish our discussion and deal with the next item.
Housing (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 I open the Communities Committee's 10th meeting in 2005 and remind everybody that mobile phones should be switched off.Item 1 on the agenda is the Housing (Scotland) Bill, on which the committee will hear evidence from two panels.
The merger is about providing a clear and consistent approach to the delivery of public services and is scheduled to take place in April 2006.I will give the committee a brief overview of Wales. We have objective 1 status for a large proportion of the country and objective 2 and transitional status for the rest.
We have requested funding to enable us to further our work with SWAG.Based on the area waste plan, we expect that there will be a 2 per cent increase up to 2010 and a 1 per cent increase up to 2020. However, it would be nice if we could do more.
One example that the Executive acted on earlier this year was the addition of the capercaillie, which is one of the rarest and fastest declining species, to schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which we applauded.
Now that there is the option of access courses, intermediate 1, intermediate 2, higher and advanced higher, it is hoped that schools with a good track record will be able to give youngsters an appropriate course to follow.