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The deadline for lodging amendments will be announced as soon as we know the exact time of stage 3, which is expected to be after the October recess. There is some time for reflection and interpretation of the Official Report.
If we examine the most recent growth figures, which were announced this week, we find that Scotland would probably be in recession without the economic performance of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh region.We must consider Scotland as a whole and must develop policies for the whole country.
However, I was assured by the minister this morning that he was trying to ensure that we would have his comments before we break for the summer recess, and I welcome that. We have spent a long time dealing with overlap, over-provision and confusion.
To take a decision on the planning application, taking into account, among other factors, partial or out of date information on the site's status for nature conservation purposes would, I believe, be wrong.
I believe that that work is one of the most valuable contributions that the commission has made to date, because it is something on which people can draw, whoever they are, without further reference back to us.
Next, there is an information officer, who ensures that we have the most up-to-date information. That is also a service post, because we aim to develop a Scottish children's rights library that will be available to the public and other agencies that cannot afford someone like a qualified librarian to keep them up to date on matters.We also have an inquiries officer.