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I am sure that, given his position on the common fisheries policy, the Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services might one day agree with us on that as well.
The social justice and social inclusion agenda, to come back to the point that Irene McGugan made, has to be paid for because the delivery of such a service cannot be free. That leads to my second question.
Retailing, tourism and distribution account for a further 30 per cent of our work force. We have some service sector employment in banking, finance and insurance, but after that, employment in other sectors is comparatively low.
That is greatly to the committee's credit. The proposals would strengthen the hand of the chamber and improve the quality of legislation.Of course, there is always a but.
I was very impressed by the Transport and the Environment Committee when it was debating the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Bill to transpose that directive.