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I shall have another go at trying to get a simple answer to a simple question.A 2.8 per cent increase in funding to our higher education institutions has been announced at a time of stringent funding.
(S1O-86) The First Minister (Donald Dewar): Mr McLetchie will accept that if we do not compete successfully and do not continue to raise standards, we will get into difficulties. Our aim is to raise standards in all parts of Scottish education.
Would he agree that the reason behind SNH's decision not to confirm the designation of the site was partly the lobbying to get it to consider the economic development potential of the area?
As someone suggested earlier, I banned him from the television, which meant that he could not work his new computer game either. It was a pretty draconian solution, but I can assure members that it worked.The aim should be to get there in the end.
Members will recall that when Peter Beaton gave evidence to the committee, in private and public session, he asked us to consider whether we wished to make comments in advance of his next visit to Brussels, where he will represent the Scottish Executive.
Europe Familiarisation Scheme The final item is the choice of a delegate of the committee for the visit of the Scottish Parliament to the European Parliament.
I think that we should respond positively to both those organisations, but arrange the visits when they would fit more appropriately with what we are discussing.