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Does Linda Fabiani welcome the fact that the new opportunities fund aims to use the Arbuthnott indices to target areas that would get the most benefit from the money?
We will need to consider the preparation for implementation to ensure that we get the time right and that we give organisations time to gear up for compliance with the new duty.
That is one reason why it is essential to get the new CFP right. We have seen elsewhere that a fishery can be depleted beyond the point of recovery and can collapse completely.
Constituents who come to see me and who are trying to get physiotherapy appointments often complain that the difficulty is in having to go to a GP simply to get an appointment, rather than go directly to a physiotherapist.
This is also about the return that we get from the efforts that are made. We discussed with the British Council a new way of promoting the UK with a Scottish dimension.
Much of the rest of the experience was probably no more than people could get through sitting in the public gallery or reading material on the Parliament's website.
I think that the inhabitants of Ayr may find that something of a surprise, as it is quicker and easier to get from Auchincruive to Ayr than it is to get from Kings Buildings to Leith or Gorgie, in terms of both time and cost.