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I should have mentioned another training issue, which comes from the political-party side. We hear from many councillors that they did not know what they were letting themselves in for when they stood for election.
I note from the Presiding Officer's letter that that will apply to copies of the principal consultants' contracts. How many contracts will we get details of?
The petition deals with a terribly important point and many petitioners and constituents are approaching members of the Parliament, councillors and others because they feel that things are being done to their community that they are powerless to stop.
It would help to have that word defined, as it could mean many things to many people. The word "domestic" refers to the UK context as opposed to the international one.
I hope that the minister will take on board the points that the Education, Culture and Sport Committee has made and the many difficulties with drafting that we have had over the past months.
I am pleased to hear that the costs are comparable to when we transferred to Glasgow, which is much nearer. As Paul Grice said, many of the costs are not related to distance and travel: they are related to IT and the refitting of the Assembly Hall.
As we understand it, no central requirement is placed on the police in Scotland to inform victims of their right to apply for compensation. In many respects, that is a pity; we would welcome such an obligation being placed on the police.
I go back to the point about who is at the top of the tree. Many consultant places have been cut, including in microbacteriology, which is essential to the health of patients.