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We could be accused of being less than open ourselves. At the same time that we have a new and more open judicial appointments procedure, we seem to be closing the door on another aspect of openness.
Next week, the coalition will announce that 30 per cent of Scottish students will in fact receive a new bursary; we will announce that 30 per cent of students will be able to apply for a mature student bursary.
I say to Mr McLetchie that that would mean that we would have a new set of winners and losers and that we in the Parliament would be among the new set of losers.
It is important to understand the performance effects of new projects. It would be silly to implement a new project on a wing and a prayer without considering performance.