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It is also clear that, by focusing on this issue in the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish nationalists are trying to distract attention from the new poll tax that they announced yesterday.
As the council leader said yesterday, it is likely that the decision—following misrepresentation by Colin Fox and others—will lead to substantial rent increases, a cutback in new housing in the city and deterioration of the housing stock.
I extend my good wishes to the committee for the new year.We are in a new committee room in the Hub and I note with interest the ring of fire that is directly above my head.
Does the First Minister agree that, 300 years on, and after two sessions of the new Scottish Parliament, the time is now right for a serious debate about the future of Scotland's Parliament?
It is right that we allow proper time for that and that we ensure that the new, incoming Parliament makes its decisions on those complex, interrelated matters on the basis of the information that has been collected.