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It is an equation, but I do not necessarily agree with it. The pre-existing pressures are rising: the concentration of development in the south-east of Scotland and in Edinburgh will mean a larger population mass that will need recreational activity.
We live in a nation where Christianity has long been the pre-eminent faith. There are places where even today—I find this sad, too—a person’s denomination may lead to intimidation or bigotry.
Susan Rice and Professor Hughes Hallett have each provided assurance on that point in their written evidence to the committee and during their pre-appointment hearings. Susan Rice demonstrated to the committee that the CEA has put appropriate procedures in place to protect her independence.
That puts the matter in context, and shows that just over 99 per cent did not end up in appeals to the commissioner. With that point, you pre-empted a question that I was going to ask about how many complaints are referred to you.
Three of the four main parties at the Assembly had a commitment in their manifestos. It was not done by design or pre-agreement, but it was the product of the four years that preceded that election during which all parties in the Assembly had been involved in the exploratory work at committee level.
I am not speaking against dog control notices, but we should use them more frequently; that was my fundamental point. However, pre-emptive action over and above dog control notices may be necessary, particularly as they are not used very frequently.