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I urge the First Minister not to forget those families in the next few weeks as elections loom. I urge him to visit some of the military units and their bases around Scotland and to talk to the families and friends of service personnel to convey our support for their loved ones who are serving in the gulf.
In respect of the cost of flying between Aberdeen and Shetland, a £300 ticket is not greatly reduced by having lower landing charges. Will he undertake to visit my constituency and meet local people, businesses and public sector organisations to consider how best to take into account such factors in reviewing the consultation when it takes place?
Some of the issues that Mr McAllion has referred to were raised and discussed on the Dundee day visit, but perhaps not in quite such trenchant terms as he has used—no surprises there.
Nicol Stephen, the Deputy Minister for Education, Europe and External Affairs, had a helpful and productive meeting with schools' representatives last week. He is now due to visit the schools to discuss their specific needs in more detail.
Then there is the constant volume and pressure of work, the people to see, to phone and to write to, the meetings to attend, surgeries to hold, visits to make, meetings to address, family to look after and so on.
The minister will be aware that the increasing population of Grampian, the North sea oil industry, and the very welcome but increasing visits of the royal family to Deeside put extra pressure on Grampian police.
Indeed, yesterday I had an opportunity to visit St Mungo's Museum of Religious Life and Art and found it a very worthwhile experience.As Kenny Gibson will be aware, a national cultural strategy is proposed.
Will he give an assurance that he will work with the museum's directors to try to find a resolution to the funding difficulties so as to avoid the loss of some 80 jobs and an essential part of Scotland's maritime heritage? I recently visited part of the Scottish Maritime Museum—and a splendid museum it is.
Given that the Minister for Justice has had discussions with the Scottish Law Commission and has asked it to conduct a review with the aim of reporting to ministers by the end of 2006, it would be useful to get an update from the Scottish Law Commission on where it has got to with that review, and in particular to get an update on its progress in considering the time-bar issue in which we are interested.