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The plot development was a bit limited. I cannot see the report being a best seller. No, that is right, but we could put a nice cover on it and it might attract a few people to glance at it.
TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, recommends better sharing of data, intelligence and best practice across the European Union by statutory and other bodies, including non-governmental organisations.
Does the minister agree that the NSAs should be more comprehensive and that they should be more representative of Scotland's best scenery than the present 40 areas, which have been criticised for placing undue emphasis on the mountainous areas of Scotland to the exclusion of lowland landscapes.
All members of the committee had an e-mail circulated to them prior to this meeting asking for their comments on the petition. At this stage it is probably best for us simply to note the petition and the continuing work that is being done by a fellow committee of the Parliament.
It is true to say that she is considering how best to support target groups. There has not yet been any decision on whether specific targets should be set for those groups as it is difficult to determine how to define the groups themselves, never mind the targets for them.
SIGN will be considering a lot of the research evidence and taking account of best practice. I am told that it will cover non-pharmacological treatments as well as the issue to which the question refers.
To enable us to have a full discussion on the final version of that report, it would be best to take that item in private. Item 4 is Richard Simpson's draft report on influenza vaccination.
As a matter of general policy, there may be circumstances in which it is appropriate to close a rural school, but those circumstances are best judged in the first instance at local level.