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Does he further agree that, while absolutist ideas such as independence—investing all political sovereignty in one place or one institution—continue to be of historical interest, they are of no relevance whatever to the new Scotland in the new century? Give him a job.
It is on Tuesday afternoon.I take this opportunity to introduce a new face at the table. Ian Cowan has joined us as the assistant clerk to the committee.
I will continue to do so but I am strongly opposed to this amendment on a point of principle.When Financial Issues Advisory Group looked at the arrangements for the new Parliament, it gave detailed consideration to the existing arrangements for the external audit of local government.
The compact that the Parliament endorsed yesterday sets out a new way of working between the Executive and the voluntary sector and between other agencies and the voluntary sector.
That the Parliament acknowledges the importance of the tourism industry to the economy of Scotland, agrees that the industry faces a number of challenges and notes that the Government intends to publish in the new year a new strategy for the industry that will address these challenges.
I also remind her that we have attracted not 12,000, but 15,000 new nurses to our health service, that the number of nurses increased by 2.3 per cent last year, and that a record number of people are training to be nurses in our system.