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In a spirit of consensus, I say that it is at least one initiative from Michael Forsyth that was worth continuing. I recognise the points that Mr Gallie has highlighted and the comments that were made by the Scottish Police Federation—Mr McLeish made the same points when he was the minister.
It would be fair to say that our legal advisers have taken a second opinion from senior sources who remain concerned. The points that have been made by members today are correct.
On the point about unemployment, Fiona knows that this Government has delivered a 60 per cent cut in long-term youth unemployment in this country over the past two years.
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Date answered:
21 April 2005
However, the LLW review is about how best to apply existing options for long-term management, unlike CoRWM’s work which is seeking to identify options for long-term management of the higher activity wastes.
Moreover, through the office of the Minister for Transport and Transport Scotland officials, we will discuss with Highland members and others the best way of including and taking forward their suggestions in the current discussions.
One of the key things about the changes that are required in accident and emergency to meet that target is that we should use the best practice that exists in the many parts of Scotland where targets are being met.
It is critical that, as we work towards next year's elections, we focus on the issues that matter to the people of Scotland. The best way to defeat racism in Scotland is to ensure that we focus on the issues that matter in communities across Scotland.
The First Minister has said that the Home Office briefing is cack-handed.I would like to talk about the substance of the matter, which we have discussed before.