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I give the member an absolute assurance that we will continue in the same vein over the period of this spending review and the next. I welcome the latest figures from the minister, which show that we are down to low levels of cash carryover.
At that time of year, our hotels are full of people who want to experience new year.In 2006, many members of my family came up from Manchester to see Scotland at new year.
However, given that I want to talk about why it should be everyone's responsibility to try to deal with the problems of knife crime, it is appropriate that a new face and a new voice should be raising the issue.
I hope that members get the impression that the bill is not just about a new procedure involving a preliminary hearing or a new culture of early disclosure.
Having seen the papers, does any member have a comment or a suggestion to make on the action that we should take? I am fairly new to the committee, so perhaps I can give a fresh view of the matter.