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It needs to grow its order book so that it can bring down its unit cost and be competitive with oil and gas systems.The minister will recall my interest in the marine environment.
The one issue that would not be relevant to local authorities in considering whether to dispense with the notice is the purpose of the procession and whether the local authority agrees with that purpose.I cannot recall whether it is the bill or the policy memorandum that seeks to restrict the power of local authorities to dispense with the period of notice....
What you have said ties in directly to a piece of work that the committee undertook on the roll-out of broadband. I recall that, during that inquiry, we had extensive deliberations on what needed to be done to provide the final 1 per cent or 2 per cent of the population with broadband.
That creates a sense of alienation, which we must address.We should recall that youngsters are more likely than others to be the victims of crime—a fact that we often ignore.
We all know its weaknesses—weaknesses that are firmly the responsibility of a lethargic and sometimes cumbersome management. We all recall the episode over the Stornoway to Ullapool route when the management of Caledonian MacBrayne refused, despite repeated claims, to put a freight ferry on that route.
There is a local multiplier effect from people having more money in their pockets. I seem to recall that research suggests that when people at the lower end of the income distribution scale have their incomes raised, they are more likely to spend the income locally.
One of the privileges of being an MSP is to meet people and to be discomfited by what they say. I recall how, as a minister, I met a young woman from Inverness who, between the ages of six and 16, had lived in about 12 homes.
This interesting debate has been a clear indication of how the housing debate in Scotland has advanced over the past 30 years. When I entered politics, I recall that Scotland had an owner-occupation level of 38 per cent, which was the lowest in Europe with the exception of the former East Germany.
I remember clearly from my early days that my grandfather would bemoan how times had changed and recall the good old days when women did not go into pubs.
I have a final wee point before I go to the Rev Alan Paterson. Given that, as I recall, fewer than 40 per cent of adults have a will, how could we in practical terms raise the figure to nearer the 100 per cent that you advocate, other than by laying down a law of succession?