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I will deal with the technical aspects of that and ask Iain Ovens to deal with the educational aspects. We hope that the online facility—which is known as the SQA net—will be available soon.
Those changes include the development of e-commerce, the internet and Government services such as the national grid for learning online, as well advances in digital broadcasting.
The minister continued:"However, the Scotland Office has advised that, as part of the consultation on the co-ordinated online record of electors … the UK Government has asked for opinions on the format of the registers".
The portal provides a national and local online news service, local information that is produced by teams of young people, online discussion forums, a vote of the day, entertainment, gossip and much more.
An estimated 9.3 per cent of the world's population are currently online, and online travel is one of the fastest growing areas of the travel industry.
I also thank the witnesses and the employees in the various agencies and departments who responded to our online survey. The responses were helpful to us in producing the report.
I accept that much of the information is available online and in the public domain, but moving away from publishing a two-page, user-friendly and accessible annual report would be a retrograde step.
But it would not cover all trading; it would just cover trading on shop floors. Companies could still operate online and through trade sales. Shop workers or retail staff who work in areas that are not on the shop floor would not be covered by the bill.