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I do not know whether a member of the public has the right to approach SPICe; I do not think that any member of the public could phone it and say, "Can I have x, y and z." If SPICe were a free distribution service, the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body budget would be under enormous strain and that would be the next matter that the Minister for Finance ...
Some members and their colleagues may regularly criticise chief constables for having police officers sitting about doing X, Y or Z, but that is a difficulty that may arise as a result of the bill.
As I keep repeating, I have sought to tackle the situation in Edinburgh and in any other city that wishes to tackle it now.I have to tell you that I have suspicions about the four countries report that I would not have had if you had said to me that it tabulated the figures for the percentage of violent attacks or reported attacks on women in Glasgow over a certain period and that the figure was X, that in Edinburgh, obviously using the same conditions, the figure was Y and that in Leeds the figure was Z...
We cannot say that the business exchange will do X, Y and Z, because that is not our role. The reports that will be issued to us—and the timing and content of those reports—will be decided by the business exchange.
I understand why we should pay out compensation for some things, but why should the fault of X, which causes loss to Y, be compensated for by Z? Compensation usually comes from the people who cause a loss.
As with many other directives, it contains some qualifying words, such as, "the directive has given authority for X, Y and Z to happen" and then goes on to say, "but regard must be paid to social, economic and cultural diversity at the local level."
As with many other directives, it contains some qualifying words, such as, "the directive has given authority for X, Y and Z to happen" and then goes on to say, "but regard must be paid to social, economic and cultural diversity at the local level."