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The current proposal faces widespread opposition in Fife and we believe that it will almost certainly have to be looked at again. We will follow due process in doing that, as we are required to under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2001.
Ordinary Scots have been compassionate and generous to Africa, as well as following the tsunami last year, the earthquake earlier this year in Pakistan, Kashmir and India and other disasters and problems elsewhere in the world.
We owe it to them to ensure that the lessons from any mistakes are learned and acted upon. The SWIA and HMIC report follows an earlier report by Fife Council and the police.
Robert Stephen and his cosignatories seek simply to broaden the terms of their previous petition, which followed a similar track, in the hope that they might yet persuade the Executive that harbours are a suitable subject for it to consult on and, in due course, to legislate on.
However, will the First Minister answer the following question? I understand that the UK Treasury has agreed to contribute £20 million towards the policing costs.
The closure of a rural school can change the nature of the community in the decades that follow, by leading to further depopulation or an increasingly aging population.
That does not, as I understand it, tie the Executive to any particular specification. That follows later, so if the invitation is not going out until April I hope that we could play a part.