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There are two gaps, but we can start the process of filling them pretty soon. Early in the new year, we should be in a position to make two new appointments.
I should also point out that, in April 1999, the number of police officers in Scotland was 14,784; the latest figure is 14,948. For me, and by any standard, that is an increase.
(S1F-440) I have had two meetings with the Prime Minister this month, the latest being in Glasgow last Friday at the joint ministerial committee on health.
In future, in its questions on the health service, the SNP would do well to have more respect for the Parliament, for the Scottish people and for the facts. Is the minister aware of the latest major cuts in services proposed at Stracathro hospital?
If the conditions in 48(3) are fulfilled, presumably the conditions in 48(1), including the new bit, will also apply.My last question is on the ethics committee.
My view is that we should leave it to the clerks to find the best arrangements and then go with that.I am not sure that the day needs to be quite as extended as the options paper suggests or as was the case when the committee went to Kirkcudbright. I was not part of the visit to Kirkcudbright, but I believe that it was a long day.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
21 February 2006
To ask the Scottish Executive how many invitations to visit local authorities were declined by ministers in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.