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Do the offences relate to the decriminalisation aspects of bringing in the new ticketing regime, or will there be offences that relate more to the nature of the bus lanes?
I understand why people want that to happen on complex issues, but I must reach a judgment about the appropriate level of investigation, inquiry, examination and intervention that is required in any case.I gave a commitment to the Haemophilia Society and others that, as a new Executive and as the new Minister for Hea...
Some of the language that Andrew Wilson used was a little heated. This is a new Parliament and we have always known that we would come across new situations constantly, for which we would have to develop protocols and good working practices.
Has the committee ever considered whether amendments that are basically new motions should be accepted for debate and whether only genuine amendments should be allowed?
It is not just Speyside or islands such as Islay and Jura, which George Lyon mentioned, that will be affected by the new tax on the whisky industry; areas such as Dumbarton, Dalmuir, Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire will be hit, too.
Amendment 13 would allow Scottish ministers to do that by adding a new procedure or by adding a new exception to the offence—for example, a new cosmetic surgical procedure.
It would be surprising if any department could spend 75 per cent of its EYF on genuinely new areas; most of the money will simply return to where it comes from.