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I remind committee members that at our next meeting we will take evidence from Tony Cameron, the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service, and from the trade union side on yesterday's announcement.
I preface my remarks by informing the Parliament that I have a ministerial meeting in London this afternoon to discuss European matters—I think that this debate was originally pencilled in for yesterday.
Another of the Executive's declared aims is to "build an integrated transport system, which meets Scotland's economic and social needs, but does not threaten the health of our environment".So far, we have no integrated transport system.
I welcomed Alistair Darling's statement last week in the House of Commons—the primary forum for a debate of this nature—in which he set out a clear strategy for the preservation of our national post office network.We all appreciate that the network must change and adapt if it is to meet the needs of citizens in 21st century Britain.
Thus there is a need for integrated services and a care plan that can be implemented and reviewed on a regular basis, ensuring that access to treatment and support meets the needs of the individual. The establishment of a seven-day right to treatment will revolutionise our approach to drug addiction by putting the health and social care approach centre stag...
I also want to talk about a bridge, but a different kind of bridge—a bridge that has the scope to encourage and meet the challenges of future growth and which will be able to link Fife and the rest of Scotland to valued destinations.
The convener of the Enterprise and Culture Committee will confirm that he and I discussed that in an unofficial conversation before the committee's final meeting on the bill. It is my view that we do not have enough information at this stage.
We have been considering which appropriate actions to take to meet the Local Government Committee's concerns on the points that it raised about successor arrangements and Historic Scotland's wider role.