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That is why there is a Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland, and it is also why we established a new safety and public confidence oversight group for the Queen Elizabeth university hospital.
No, I do not, and I would be interested to know whether compulsory purchase of ports and harbours in Scotland is a new Labour Party policy; that might be news to a lot of investors who want to create jobs and provide services.
The system is not without its flaws, but I suspect that the costs of the new process of obtaining the certificates would be very substantial indeed for the client, because I cannot see the state paying for it any time soon.
That is the new direction that we offer. After nearly two decades, the SNP has nobody else to blame for the damage that has been done to Scotland’s education system.
Will the cabinet secretary therefore apologise to the people of the north-east for the delay? How much will the new consultation cost? Will the cabinet secretary promise to publish it as soon as the ink is dry, regardless of whether it is good news for the Government?
That will result in more crime, more victims and more pressure on our police. Crucially, the SNP’s new law does not give prison governors the power to block the release of those who are considered to be too dangerous.
The secretary of state would also have the power to extend existing franchises or to agree new franchises with the same private sector operator as currently operates the service.