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It is important that we tie that up. We need the new order for the new Parliament. The timetable needs to be adjusted to take account of that—if the rest of the committee agrees.
I am pleased by the references to the visit by the First Minister to some of the projects that flowed from that and to the meeting of the Commission for Africa that was held in the Scottish Parliament on 16 May.
The committee is working on a report about relationships between the UK and the Nordic Council. A visit to Oslo is planned for December and an attempt is being made to arrange a meeting with the Baltic Council of Ministers.
If the issue is to be taken forward, an investigation would have to be on a similar scale to our investigation into special educational needs and would require substantial support from advisers as well as a substantial amount of committee time for visits and assessments of the provision that is currently out there.
My concern about formalising our arrangements is that, inevitably, the work would expand into that time—we would meet weekly and might not be able to do the kinds of things that we have spoken about, such as meeting organisations and visiting places. If we discover that we are being overcome with work and cannot examine the work of the other committees as w...
At times, as you listen to people, you find yourself thinking new thoughts, seeing aspects of life in a new way and discovering a new understanding because, through their experience, they have discovered what you have not.
Will the minister give an assurance that my constituents in Cumbernauld and Kilsyth will be able to access accident and emergency services in Glasgow and at the new hospital at Larbert when it is opened?
As mainline services are not particularly interested in stopping at smaller stations, it is clear that a new service would be required if the full benefit of station openings were to be gained.