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That is why I am taking on board the need for an action plan. I do not want any extra money from the Cabinet or elsewhere; I just want all-party support to consider exactly what is happening in Glasgow.
Margaret Smith made a very valid point about our responsibilities, and it might be helpful if, with a little extra time, we were able to consider the legal points and clear things up.
Do the issues that you have considered in relation to the Western Isles pose any risk to early progress on the bootlaces and delivering that potential extra opportunity to export Scottish electricity?
Such events have the ability to inspire and encourage others to do that little bit extra. We must capture that interest and enthusiasm if we are to have health at the heart of our legacy plan, and our clear aim is to create an active nation.
Hard-wiring the process so that the decision maker is encouraged to think about the wider economic context—for example, in relation to sharing some of the extra economic growth that their decisions deliver—could help to shift the balance slightly in favour of business development and business support services.
Nonetheless, do you accept that there are still a few concerns about tightening up some technicalities and that a bit of extra clarity may be needed in some definitions to ensure that it is clear in law, if necessary, who is responsible for certain duties?
I have looked at some examples of that from around the country, and I pay warm tribute to the individuals concerned for the extra effort that they are putting in to reach vulnerable citizens.