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I wish all committee members, staff and our colleagues in Audit Scotland a very good and successful new year.I have received no apologies from members.Before we move on to the agenda items, I welcome Keith Raffan to the committee.
He will no longer be a member of the committee—I assume that his place will be filled before our next meeting.I welcome Linda Fabiani and Kay Ullrich as new members of the committee and I ask whether they have any interests to declare.
At the same time, how can you engage with the staff—particularly the practitioners—to ensure that they can commit themselves to the new artistic director and to the new direction that the company is taking?
The figures that I have for Norway indicate that a ban was introduced in 1975 and, although tobacco consumption rose and fell until 1989, the latest figures show that the present level of consumption is equal to the 1975 level, when the ban was introduced.
We recognise that the problem might be partly hidden, as some people might not make an application for a new system because they think that it will be refused by their landlord.
In other words, following the creation of the new authority, will the minister feel free to have a dialogue with ACPOS on any issues that might arise in relation to how the new authority operates within Scotland?