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Indeed, Angus MacKay referred to that in his opening remarks. The calls for such a review date back to the mists of time. Indeed, I suspect that, at some point in my previous life, I may have made such calls myself.
We launched another inquiry because of the increase in differential, which we had observed prior to that date, between Highlands and Islands prices and prices elsewhere in the UK.
I regard it as an absurd expectation that at some future date the Westminster Government will start legislating willy-nilly over the Scottish Parliament in every aspect of our affairs.
I hope that the minister will propose some more concrete solutions, if not later today then during the summer recess. Although there can be few less eye-catching titles than "Cross-cutting Expenditure Review of Deprivation", I am glad that the Finance Committee was not put off by the title.
I want to focus on some of the key positive aspects of our current position and to suggest one area on which we need to concentrate in future.It is beyond doubt that, after weathering most of the recent worldwide recession, business in Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom is on the up.
Provided that Parliament passes the bill, I intend to announce the way forward before the summer recess. That consultation will also consider issues that concern self-funding students and those who are on gap years.
I also welcome the setting up of the drugs courts and the greater use of drug treatment and testing orders, which are an acknowledgment that a range of different disposals is needed if we are to deal with the problem.During the summer recess, Mike Pringle and I visited the drug treatment and testing order project in Edinburgh.
The idea is that at next week's meeting we will flag up the key issues that we will wrestle with in our report and that we will discuss the report itself in private at subsequent meetings.I want to highlight to members that there is a strong possibility that additional meetings might be required in the two weeks after the February recess. I am sure that eve...
However, as none of the necessary parliamentary procedures can take place during the summer recess, we will be into September when the 40-day period begins.