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Amendment 359 would insert before section 65 new subsections 2(a), which relates to other offences, and 2(b), which relates to grounds on which people might be discriminated against.
That is evident at the moment in the number of local authorities that have proposals for new crossrail schemes, new station openings or new lines to be developed.
The local government base budget is difficult to identify, given all the new funding that is coming through and all the new initiatives that are added on a yearly basis.
I want to ask about tribunals, mediation and dispute resolution. The bill proposes a new duty and a new power for parents to ask for independent mediation.
Introducing further financial incentives to recruit new dentists is really good news. The Liberal Democrats are pleased that the Executive has accepted that we need to train more dentists in Scotland, which is excellent.
I wonder whether the goalposts have moved somewhat, because the new crossing, if and when it is built, will open a new context in terms of the finances involved and whether tolls will be necessary.