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There is a change to committee membership.I move,That the Parliament agrees that Brian Fitzpatrick be appointed to replace Des McNulty on the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee.Decision Time Decision Time We now come to decision time.
Much is said about the shelter offered to vessels at Scapa Flow, but because of ballasting issues the vessels have to go out to sea to de-ballast before coming back alongside.
I do not know whether knowledge about the history of the drafting of the bill might help us. As I said, there are de facto standard conditions, which include one about good behaviour and another about not quitting the country.
Under the heading of "Land Reform", you mention "the Bill's de facto encouragement of a free market in croft tenancies".Could you expand on what you mean by "a free market"?
Did those students understand that there was that threat in Scotland, and was that part and parcel of their considering whether to apply this year for a place at a higher education institution in Scotland? The de facto position is that it is cheaper to study in Scotland.
Further to the questions that Elaine Murray and Des McNulty asked, have you any comments about the overall funding and support that you receive for tackling deprivation and poverty and the funding and support that you receive as a social enterprise?
Having a dedicated resource that is at the behest of licensing boards or local authorities seems to be a sensible way of trying to preserve the monitoring and compliance role.In some ways, having such a dedicated resource might de-escalate the confrontations—that might not be the right word—that arise with some licensees or their staff.
There can also be a lot of local resistance to schemes. You said that de facto partnerships are in place. I can understand the operator's point of view and even the local government point of view that such partnerships would cut down on bureaucracy, but there is nothing in writing in such cases that would allow users to test or challenge what is provided by...
The main problem with the bureau is its composition, from which flows its method of working and the problems with transparency. De facto, the bureau has an Executive majority because of the coalition partners.
Do we need to spend quite so much time assessing precisely what is excellence, by discipline, and— Sorry, Des. We are here to hear Dr Taylor's point of view.