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Ferry Services(Highlands and Islands) Under agenda item 4, we will consider another paper from Maureen Macmillan and Des McNulty on the Scottish Executive's proposals for the future of the Highlands and Islands ferry service network.
If such a project is to be a strictly commercial proposition with a brand new, privately run line and brand new, privately operated trains, we must have the huge flows that the Heathrow express has and the freedom to raise charges as rapidly as they seem to have risen on that service.I give all credit to the Heathrow express.
We must remember that Scotland relies on the United States for 27 per cent of its foreign visitors—visitors from England are not included in that category.
The SCPA first took evidence from Audit Scotland on its estimated expenditure for 2007-08 on 26 April. The meeting focused on efficiency savings and increases in staffing levels.
Section 51A of this bill, the Standards in Scotland's Schools etc Bill, which amendments 31 and 43 seek to overturn, is a direct response by the Executive to address the concerns expressed by the Education, Culture and Sport Committee.