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The recently published Scottish Economic Report, which was laid before the Scottish Parliament in January, provides details of the methods used to calculate new business starts and the business stock.
I turn to the question of how many judges should sit as supreme court judges and how many of them should be Scottish judges, which is covered in paragraphs 18 to 26 of the Executive's submission to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Constitutional Reform Bill.
Good afternoon, lady and gentlemen. The new Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine line is being established primarily to promote freight and open up opportunities for new passenger lines.
That is fresh talent indeed. Scotland is the stronger for its new Scots. I drew comfort from the objective that was set by the policy paper "New Scots: Attracting Fresh Talent to Meet the Challenge of Growth".
Is it the case that non-collection of council tax has increased by £26 million in the past year? The figures that I have indicate that non-collection rose from £95.8 million to £121.8 million in the previous financial year.
There seems to be consensus that the new offence of grooming is necessary, but what does it add to existing criminal law and what is the scale of the problem that section 1 seeks to address?
We have received a deluge of information on the matter, but any future committee will want to take an interest in outstanding issues such as compensation and the building of new prisons. I am sure that we will come back to those issues in the future.