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Will he at least commit to indicating to the Parliament prior to the summer recess which of the shorter-term measures that are within his power—rather than the longer-term measures that require negotiation with Westminster—he intends to pursue and how quickly?
When the targets were set when the 2009 act was passed, it was envisaged that the EU would move from its current 20 per cent emissions reduction target to one of 30 per cent, but deep recession has sidelined that aspiration.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many school openings Scottish ministers have attended since 17 May 2007, broken down by (a) date (b) school and (c) local authority.
When I was 11, my alleged history teacher belted me for correcting him on the date of the fall of Carthage—which was 146 BC, incidentally.Children go through school only once and a good educational experience is fundamental.
I want to test that point, but if we do not have the figures for the fixed penalties that are currently applied, we could review the matter at a later date. It might be modestly helpful for me to mention that one further piece of legislation is coming.
I almost felt as though I was responsible for that.Overall, uptake in East Ayrshire increased by 15 per cent. For the year to date, uptake has increased by about 5 per cent.