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When people used to tell me, "The European Parliament's just a talking shop," I used to get quite irritated. Who are we comparing it with? Certainly not with Westminster, where I also spent quite a number of years on two occasions.
If there is a suggestion that the bòrd would have a responsibility for quality assurance, strategic development and overseeing the delivery of Gaelic, that would put Gaelic out on a limb compared to any other subject in the school curriculum.
This is about sustainable development; there should be no exception, special rule or special request.In the current climate, we should be encouraging eco-villages and I do not think that the idea needs any special attention.
There is no one more genuine in the Parliament than Jackie Baillie has been in everything that she has done in the Parliament. I take great exception to anyone suggesting anything else.Many members, including the convener, Cathy Peattie and others, have worked exceptionally hard on issues for disabled people.
We all have pre-stated opinions on other issues on which the committee takes evidence and the SRU will be no exception to that. As I argued in the context of our football investigation, the fact that an organisation is an important national sporting body that has knock-on effects in many other areas of Scottish life is a valid enough reason for us to take a...
Section 92(2F) provides for the exceptions to the requirement on the court to appoint a solicitor to act for an accused where the trial proceeds in his absence.
I cannot envisage how public transport can be provided from door to door. Taxis are an exception, but they are prohibitively expensive for people on a low income.