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We are rolling out mobile devices to officers and staff, so that they can live professionally in the way that they live personally, as opposed to using a notebook and pen, which is like living 20 years ago.
I have looked back at some of the early debates that took place 20 years ago, and this debate has been live since the reopening of the Scottish Parliament.
I have in mind the divergence of policy in the way in which farming is implemented across the UK. We can live with that; we implement farm support in different ways.
By comparison, as at mid-2021, data showed that:
12% of the population (660,901 people) lived in accessible rural areas, and
1.6% of the population (299,115 people) lived in remote and rural areas.
We will make our towns, villages and cities more resilient; we will make our lives healthier; and we will create economic opportunities if we get behind the plan.
They are costing cash-strapped councils millions of pounds and they are costing drivers hundreds of pounds in repairs. This is during a cost of living crisis, so people feel that cost even more.