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I thank the First Minister for his response; it was very detailed and is in the context of a severe problem, as we all know well.Do members realise that 2,400,000 people will die this year in Africa alone as a result of AIDS?
If the committee is minded to follow the course that you propose, would that imply that we adjourn our consideration of the petition, perhaps for six months, so that it does not die? We could then revert to it. Yes.
A person in custody might feel that his or her mental health was fragile and that they would be a danger to themselves if they were not transferred to hospital. Therefore, I think that they would have a clear interest in appealing against the refusal of a transfer for treatment.
How debt is dealt with and whether it transfers with customers or whether customers can transfer when they have not paid a bill are all issues that have to be sorted out; the previous panel made that very clear.