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It is two or three at most, so we cannot deduce anything from the fact that there are few members at stage 1 debates except that they know that they are unlikely to be called.
Section 1 of the bill provides for an exception to the offence of FGM in the case of a surgical operation that it is necessary for a person's physical or mental health.
Moreover, 21 per cent of Scottish farm land is managed agri-environmentally, compared with 13 per cent in England and roughly the same proportion in Wales.
We should invite some people to come before the committee to talk to us about the pros and cons of each proposal as compared with the other. That might help us.
The detailed financial circumstances of people receiving incapacity benefit will also vary widely, but will probably be comparable to those of other people on low or modest incomes.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 April 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide comparative data on total managed expenditure in cash terms for each year from 1996-97 to 2007-08, broken down by department.