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I mentioned the new transport agency. The Transport (Scotland) Bill, which proposes a new and important regional transport structure, is progressing through the Parliament.
We know that one third of children intervene to protect their mothers and that children whose mothers are abused are themselves at great risk of physical assault. The latest figures suggest that between 40 and 60 per cent of such children have been assaulted.
Under the pre-1996 arrangement of regional authorities there was, in my view, more ownership of fire boards than under the new arrangement, in which we have 32 fire authorities compared with the previous eight under the regional councils.
Thank you for that and for the advert for the interesting SSSI on my patch, which I have visited. I am grateful that the minister supports amendment 246.
You assured us that work was being done to recruit new markers. During our visits to Dalkeith and Glasgow, we were given some indication of the increase in the number of markers.
We believe that the use of dogs underground is a necessary control measure in extended rough country.As the committee knows, the Scottish Executive released the latest income figures for Scotland's hill farms a week ago.
Some of you might have noticed in the press today that Asda is the latest company to join others in the food sector in taking up the cudgels for Gaelic.
I do not think that the Executive's 26 planning officers are enough to deal with the sort of complaints that will arise as people understand that the planning system has changed.