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(S1O-2951) The Scottish Executive has committed nearly £50 million to 21 rail-related projects under the public transport fund and the freight facilities grants scheme.
Will he name and shame those police forces and local authorities and consider imposing financial penalties on them if they are unwilling to use the available funding? Paul Martin's point is legitimate in certain cases.
That is making a difference in Scotland and will make a difference to sustainable development. On a personal level, I make my own contribution to that every week.
We are working jointly with the dental profession on the best way of doing that, which is to invest in the service to find different ways of developing teams of staff to provide dental care.
We issued national best practice guidance, to which Mike Rumbles referred, which was developed by a wide range of individuals who are involved in this area, in March this year.
However, it could be drawn to the Rural Development Committee's attention, and perhaps that committee and the Executive could work out a method of keeping abreast of matters.
Does the minister agree that the needs of the existing community must be balanced against the need for reasonable development? These matters need to be considered carefully.