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(S1O-915) I attended the EU Council meeting in December at which the proposals for compulsory beef labelling were, regrettably, deferred by the EU until 1 September 2000.
I met representatives of the SPS trade union side, including the Scottish Prison Officers Association, earlier this month. At that meeting, a willingness to co-operate and hold discussions with the SPS was indicated.
We will ensure a fairer allocation of national health service resources in future, in order to ensure that local health services meet real need. Does the minister share my concern at the rising suicide rate among young men in the light of last week's evidence that no psychiatric beds were available in the whole of Scotland?
Would that be how they would show that they were not happy? When we hold meetings round the country, we try to ensure that the meetings are open meetings.