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Yesterday, the Government released the latest gross domestic product figures for the Scottish economy, which showed growth of only 1.6 per cent in the year to the third quarter of 2000, compared with 3.4 per cent for the UK as a whole.
People have spoken passionately and frankly about how they feel and have, with a few exceptions, done so in a way that was to the point and not idiosyncratic.
Almost to a man, with one notable exception, their long-term view of agriculture in Scotland was of an industry that was multifunctional and not just about food production.
Table 5.24, on page 78 of "Investing in You", gives the budget figures in real terms. Compared with the estimated outturn for 1999-2000, the plans for 2000-01 are, almost without exception, for cuts rather than increases.
That is what the fuel-cell industry is telling me.I recently visited a fuel-cell company in my constituency—siGEN Ltd—that is doing exciting work, some of which is small scale.
We hope to encourage individuals to ask questions of one another, if a question occurs to them. I am conscious that, with the exception of Angela Timoney, only committee members' hands are going up.
I say that as an expression of sympathy and understanding.At the moment, legal aid is not available for community councils; nor is it generally available for planning matters, except for actions in the sheriff court or the Court of Session.
The affordability of school meals, compared with what a similar amount of money can buy outside the school, was a key issue, so addressing cost and affordability needs to be central to encouraging take-up of school meals.