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I entirely agree with the member that Scotland has a rich, diverse network of sites of special scientific interest, which underpin the Natura 2000 sites, special protection areas and other similar sites.
Many speakers broadly welcomed the publication of the early years framework, and I, too, am pleased to express my support for the general principles that are expressed in the strategy document.
I guess that that is something that we would see in time. We have previously expressed a concern that secondary legislation is subjected to less scrutiny.
In my winding up, I will address specifically the point that Andy Wightman made. He expressed the view that my amendment is not necessary and that the bill is just tidying up the language of the 1997 act to reflect the new reality.
Gyms and places where there is congregational or communal singing fall into the same category. In short—I am not expressing this in the way that an expert would do—we are talking about places where people’s pattern of breathing might be changed.
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Date answered:
28 April 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it monitors the number of Scottish film production companies that have benefitted from the high-end TV tax credit introduced by the UK Government.
I raised the issue, as many other members did, in one of the previous debates. I mentioned the OnlyFans site in the most recent debate and raised my concerns about the safety and exploitation of women online.
As part of local governance reform, will the Government review the councillors’ code of conduct and the operation of the standards regime to ensure that protections for legitimate scrutiny and political expression are effective and practised while maintaining public ethics?