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The scheme was introduced in 2005 by my colleague Tavish Scott and has delivered real social and economic benefits to Orkney and communities throughout the Highlands and Islands by helping to reduce the high cost of travel on our lifeline air services.Keith Brown’s predecessor developed a reputation for announcing first and consulting later.
I noted the cabinet secretary's answer to Gavin Brown's question, but does he understand the concern that would be caused if a relatively untried and untested model were used on a project of the scale of the additional Forth bridge?
We have a copy of the written evidence that was submitted by Jackie Baillie and Robert Brown, and all members have been provided with a copy of section 8 of the code of conduct.
There was a six-hour waiting list in its trial clinic, according to a freedom of information request, and it cannot even get GPs to fill the posts. Oh dear—Alan Brown has a lot to learn in this place.Businesses want certainty.
I have not had a chance to read it properly yet, but I think that it, too, will be useful. I take Keith Brown’s point about focusing on the purpose of the bill, which he says is about appropriate and safe staffing.
People generally live in the lowlands, rather than the uplands, which are quite hard to access and very brown and bleak so it is hard to build the connection with people.