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I do not want to say very much by way of introduction. In the latest Scottish budget document we have attempted to take on board some of the comments that the committee has made in previous years.
I wish that the Scottish National Party would join us in welcoming all those new teachers to the classroom and welcoming the big difference that they will make to Scottish education.
The changes that we propose will ensure that eligibility is kept up to date and that no one falls out of the legal aid net because of the effects of inflation.The second issue is legal aid in relation to the new asylum and immigration tribunal and obstructive witnesses.
I reciprocate the First Minister's good wishes at new year. I welcome his new year message, in which he said:"I want Scotland to share ideas with, and learn from other cultures.
PPPs are proving successful throughout Scotland in ways that I have indicated—they are delivering, which is important. New facilities are being delivered for children, who have welcomed them as they return to school.
New Economy Seminar The proposal for the new economy seminar arose out of a speech that I made to Lloyds TSB senior managers, who said that it was such a brilliant speech that they wanted to follow up on it.