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I realise that Nicola Sturgeon is still new in her job, but is she prepared to accept that, on this occasion, she was wrong and should apologise to Parliament and, more important, to the health care staff of the royal infirmary of Edinburgh?
For example, where a deadline is set for a particular piece of business, we might wish to amend the deadline by changing only the number of days that is specified.Other additional changes are also recommended for rule 17.2. We recommend introducing a new element of flexibility into the rule to enable an alternative provision to be substituted for the part o...
He was right to highlight the slight difficulty of the sub judice nature of the matter while we await news of the final appeal, and it would be proper for us to bear that in mind.
I have concerns, which some members share, about whether staff and members will be allowed to use the crèche facilities in the new Parliament building or whether they will be merely for visitors.
The work has been done, so let us try to get some of the recommendations implemented. I am new to the matter but, as has been said, we do not have time to undertake any other inquiries; we are fully committed.
I am sure that members will join me in congratulating Mrs Thatcher on having laid the foundations for that.My other point is about the setting of interim targets for Scotland—here I go again being new Labour, Keith—in relation to the broad economic policy guidelines.
I should say a few words about the paper, because most members will have received it late on—I did not get home until the early hours of Saturday morning. I wish you all a belated happy new year and I thank the convener for mentioning Tenerife.
It might be helpful if an analysis of the papers could be done as they arrive, particularly in that sphere, rather than our having to plough our way through mountains of information.I point out a piece of news that was in The Press and Journal, although I do not always believe everything that I read in The Press and Journal.