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The Conservatives and the SNP—dare I say quietly the right-wing alliance—are again putting forward policies that are not in Scotland's interest. I welcome the First Minister's restatement of the Executive's policy of not using vaccination against foot and mouth in Scotland.
My view is that there are grave difficulties in ensuring that Scotland is kept free of the disease, not least of which is the fact that southern Scotland inevitably operates as part of a single market with the north of England.
Next week we will have witnesses on the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Bill, but I am advised that we have time for witnesses on the Convention Rights (Compliance) (Scotland) Bill.
We feel that amendment 61 is unnecessary because the existing Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 already contains a provision that has exactly the same effect.
Equality has a valuable contribution to make to the implementation of documents such as "The Way Forward: Framework for Economic Development in Scotland" and "A Smart, Successful Scotland: Ambitions for the Enterprise Networks".
Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Amendment (Scotland) Bill:Stage 1 The next item of business is a debate on motion S1M-852, in the name of Tavish Scott, on the general principles of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Amendment (Scotland) Bill.
Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 The third agenda item is evidence taking on the Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Bill.
Although the scope of the study included the operation of the law in Scotland, its remit in Scotland remains unfulfilled because of the lack of participation by Scottish agencies.