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Scotland must examine the base on which her cities are built if we are to connect the new with the old properly. We must set down policies that promote prosperity and enterprise.
Margot Wallström said that she hoped to visit Scotland early in the new year, so there may be an opportunity for the committee to issue a formal invitation to meet her to consider progress and discuss matters further.
There is a Latin tag to the effect that everything unknown is considered dangerous. When a funny new mast is put up or a new system installed, people in a community are naturally apprehensive, which is quite understandable.
We are always in the business of promoting good practice. As I said, 97 per cent of new-build houses that were funded by Communities Scotland in the previous financial year achieved the body's energy efficiency target.
If the trend towards take-home drinking is exacerbated by legislation, that is not necessarily good news for health promotion. That is surely a crucial issue that needs to be taken into account, but no research is being done on it.
However, because concerns about mobile technology—specifically TETRA—persist, the latest independent research programme funded by the Home Office was set up two years ago.