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We appreciate that it has been a very different parliamentary experience for us all, and we wish them the best for the festive break. 10:26 Meeting continued in private until 10:44.
I ask those who wish to speak in the debate to press their request-to-speak buttons. 15:26 I thank Dame Elish Angiolini for her “Independent Review of Complaints Handling, Investigations and Misconduct Issues in Relation to Policing”.
Caroline Gardner mentioned that NHS Highland has managed to identify £26 million of recurring savings and NHS Tayside has managed to identify £21 million of recurring savings.
However, in Dundee, the education budget has been cut by 3 per cent, which will reduce teacher numbers by 26 in that city council alone. In Moray, library closures are proposed—on world book day, of all days.
The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee wrote to seek further information and received an impressive number of responses. Of the 32 local authorities, 26 responded, and not one agreed that changing the prescription period was appropriate.
Some of the motoring clubs that we work with in Europe put together a stunt whereby they stuck every permit that was needed to drive around Europe on the front of a car. With 26 bits of paper on the vehicle, it was not possible to see out of it.
I support the amendment in the name of Murdo Fraser. 16:26 I apologise to the chamber and to Mr Wightman for missing the opening portion of his speech.