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We are all perfectly agreed that we want the best for the employees. All that we are saying is that there appears to be a mildly constitutional grey area that bothers our legal adviser.
First, may I ask the minister to join me and, I hope, other members in wishing Tommy Sheridan and Gail all the best for their wedding on Saturday? We can tell Alex has had an invitation.
BACS and macro transactions would be affected, but Professor Munn is probably best placed to describe the sort of delays that would occur as a result of including the additional bank holiday.
We believe that the Executive's opposition is based entirely on politics. We shall vote today for what is best for the park, its local communities, the local tourism sector and the economy of highland and eastern Perthshire.
Secondly, the process of inspection will not change as a result of the powers of intervention. The bill introduces a possible new end to a process that is already in being.
It is unacceptable that the person who had the most input into the health board's decision—Dr Barker—did not even visit the Queen Mother's hospital or the Yorkhill hospital.I shall finish on this final point, because I know that there are other points that people want to raise.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 February 2002
Given that that is the case, and that we are at the very beginning of the process of scrutinising the bill, which was published within the past week, the best thing would be to seek clarification of the Executive's intention.