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I regard housing as a matter of comparable complexity, as there has been the same desire for consultation, and we will have a comparable bill—this will be the most radical legislation in its field for 20 years.
As far as a universal postal service in the UK is concerned, the committee's absolute concern is to ensure that people in the outer Hebrides are not disadvantaged compared with people in central Glasgow, London, Manchester or wherever.
I have made those visits and, by tomorrow, I will also have visited every Scottish prison which, of course, is not the same as every prison in Scotland.I also initiated a visit to the Scottish Parliament that lasted over two days.
I always think of Scotland as being like a diamond—it is not one homogenised product, but a place with many facets, each of which is different. It is vive la différence. We need to sell the differences in Scotland to make it attractive in the world market.