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Any activities of the council that go beyond the consumer protection reservation in the Scotland Act 1998 will be devolved. It is important that the new council has those powers to enable it to exercise its functions in that area of consumer activity.
Will the minister enlighten the chamber about his strategy for economic opportunity in the new phase that the oil industry is entering with decommissioning?
They are the officials to whom the minister must turn his attention.Ports are already worried about the latest threat to scallops, following the absurd proposal for a new testing regime that could destroy the industry.
We should also emphasise that pupils should be consulted when new schools are built. Some schools will not have the space or the capacity to provide lockers, but we should ask the minister to consider the matter and recommend that there is consultation when new schools are built.