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Amendment 327 would provide that the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service must set up a wildfire response unit to manage and protect land in the event of wildfire, with appropriate vehicles, aerial support, commanders with enhanced authority and so on.
Perhaps it comes back to his point about the need to seek election, build a mandate across the chamber and command the confidence of everyone. That would be a self-regulatory check on overly partisan behaviour.
In my faith, the body is sacred, but so too is the command to love one another. For me, the act of donation is a profound way of following the example of Jesus Christ, whose life and sacrifice were the ultimate expressions of self-giving love.
The Government has recognised the challenge of trying to bring people together on the issue and that the bill has not commanded a huge degree of enthusiasm from all sides.
It will lead to the loss of jobs both within local authorities and within the local companies who supply goods and services to councils.” After 15 years of command and control, things have got so bad that many of Nicola Sturgeon’s own colleagues are no longer willing to blindly follow orders.
Fearful amid the chaos, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin attempted to commandeer the broadcaster. During a series of exchanges with the BBC’s managing director, John Reith, it was argued by Mr Reith that such a move would destroy the company’s reputation for honesty and impartiality.
I have to be open with Parliament that there are mixed opinions about Mr Ross’s bill. It does not command universal support within the community of stakeholders who are interested in what I know that Mr Ross is interested in, which is tackling the issue of drugs deaths.
It should command the confidence of the UK Government, the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Irish Executive, if it is functioning.