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Despite the fact that the campaign has been running for years, the problems of the A9 get no better. In fact, as the latest figures show, they seem to be getting worse.I say to the minister that I understand that the costs of dualling the A9 will be substantial.
That would be helpful. Having examined the issue, I get the sense that the committee is content with the provision on checking new people who apply to join these services.
The latest buses that Lothian Buses are introducing are entirely automated so that the drivers do not have to get out of their seats.Big changes are taking place.
The problem seems to be in getting from the quay to the vessel. In some of the major ports, that is not a problem, because new arrangements have been put in place.
Did you assume that if the figures from the six case studies were multiplied by 32 local authorities you would get £122 million? No. We used the case studies as a base and then sent a pro forma survey to the other 26 councils, from which we got 17 responses.
For me, their suggestion is like a policeman saying to a battered woman, after he chaps on the door, "We know that you are battered, and that you get battered every night, but the good news is that it ain't gonna get any worse."
We will issue a survey early in the new year and will try, in presenting the findings of that survey, to tease out the views of back benchers and to get different perspectives from the various political groups.
The minister said that he set up the curriculum review in 2003. However, we received the latest progress report only this week and the indications are that we will not get detailed guidance until 2007.