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On resuming— I am sure that, before we begin this afternoon's business, members would like to welcome the new Solicitor General, Elish Angiolini, to her post, even though she will not answer any questions today.
The initiatives that we have already announced, and will announce again next week, are attracting a great deal of support.Clearly, waiting times are in the news. Some figures are going in the right direction, but others are not so good.
Circulating the original motion was my mistake. So the practice is not new. It was my decision to change the motion to follow the way in which committee business is usually presented in the chamber.
We must find out about Railtrack's resources as far as signalling is concerned, and hope that putting money on the table will make our discussions more fruitful.Mr Ingram did not mention the fact that we are reopening a 4.7km railway line from Larkhall to Hamilton Central and the Dawsholm section of the Anniesland to Maryhill line. We are opening new railwa...
I thank the minister for that detailed response and welcome the positive news. Does the minister agree that it is vital that we involve parents in such initiatives if we are to ensure meaningful change in the standards that are attained by Scotland's children?
(S1O-2559) At a national level, the Scottish Executive is already taking steps to increase the medical work force, including the 110 new doctor posts that were announced in June this year.
The first pilgrims gave thanks to God for their survival after their first and quite devastating year in the new world, that survival being due, in no small measure, to the generosity of local native American tribes.
However, the Food Standards Agency will expect the new French controls to apply to any exports to the UK and will pursue the matter with the European Commission and the French authorities.
I am very hopeful that Gaelic will be regarded as a national priority in the new system of national priorities.We are actively addressing the shortfall in the number of Gaelic teachers.
Will she now accept what everybody in the Highlands and Islands knows to be true, that we have the highest fuel costs and fuel tax in the world? Is the ultimate purpose of new Labour policy to make pedestrian transport the only choice—to paraphrase George Orwell, two legs good, four wheels bad?