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I expect that that will be the case, just as it is with NHS Lanarkshire, as patients in Lanarkshire may use hospital facilities that are outwith the area.
Judging from Jim Mather's question, the approach taken by the SNP reveals a different attitude, which is not appropriate in the current circumstances. I call Christine May, to be followed by Jamie Stone. On a point of order, Presiding Officer.
John came to the Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme through the new start project. While there may be a misconception that the scheme is for middle-class children, the new start project demonstrates clearly that it is for all Scottish young people, regardless of their class or wealth.
We could at least write to that committee with the results of our legal briefing and suggest that it may want to consider the issue again.I, for one, am totally against abandoning the petition.
We have just started the consultation process, and this is when we get the chance to put forward those arguments. The community recognises that we may well need to have a plan B; so, here we are today, trying to get as much support for it as we can.
I mentioned that Staffordshire County Council employs three trading standards officers dedicated to that kind of enforcement, although that may not work everywhere. It depends on the issues that the council has to deal with.
I would just like to ask for clarification about something I may have missed. The City of Edinburgh Council is down as being involved in the biodiversity action grants scheme.
The situation now is that a minor adjustment to the allocation may be made but, more important, we have secured our ability to use national modulation.
I know that many of us have already made significant private contributions; others may wish to discuss that publicly. All individual members will make their own choices, but I hope that the parliamentary authorities and others will facilitate our ability to give in whatever way is most appropriate.