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I am thinking of the people who, unlike Labour MSPs, cannot afford to buy smart houses in smart catchment areas.When will the First Minister recognise that what we need are reforms to create a school system that is based on choice and diversity?
Does the minister agree that it is essential to put in place measures to ensure that those on low incomes who were encouraged to buy their homes in the 1980s—such as my constituents in Anderston—are given proper support for essential repairs, which many of them cannot afford?
How much it costs to use a hammer depends on how many nails one buys. The decision on how much the tool that the bill provides will cost to use is not for us, but for the chief constables to take.
The situation is improving all the time. There is support from the top ranks, but direction is sometimes lost in the middle ranks because chief inspectors and inspectors have many aspects of policing to cope with.
We have read the statute inside out, chapter and verse, and have checked it with the top academics in this country. There is no doubt—statute is quite clear—that the toll order must follow the path of the special road scheme.
We believe that the only way that that will come about is if the committee supports a public inquiry. We do not want any more women to die unnecessarily because of the length of time that they have had to wait to be diagnosed.
The clerks are obliged to check that that does not happen, but such practicalities are always worth taking into consideration.Do members agree that we should publish the report on our website and circulate it to those who attended the event?