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Jobs in the industry are highly sought after; we do not believe that those jobs should be sacrificed for ideals. According to studies, the proposals are unlikely to reduce or eliminate the consumption of tobacco in Scotland.
In general, it is important that the review of strategic planning is part of a continuing review. The review might not be the ideal place to address some of the issues of community participation, but we are alive to those issues.
The concerns relate to the competitive bidding process, the short time scales and other such matters.In an ideal world, a competitive bidding process would be unnecessary: councils would set out plans that they would be funded for and their performance would be measured.
The Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill will allow chief constables to apply to the sheriff court for risk of sexual harm orders and extend the use of sexual offences prevention orders.
I was at an efficient government seminar in Inverness yesterday and one of the chief constables present was at pains to tell me that he wanted us to ensure that we built up the savings from the smallest detail upwards.
He is the right hon Professor Gilbert Bukenya, the Minister in Charge of the Presidency, from Uganda, who is visiting the Parliament today and has sat in for the past half-hour to listen to our discussions.
When a member is elected to Parliament—I have never been elected before—they undertake many visits. One of the visits that I undertook during the summer recess was to British Energy, whose headquarters are in East Kilbride.