(S4O-01968) Ever since the BBC published its proposals for handling its reduced budget as a result of the licence fee settlement that was negotiated behind closed doors over 48 hours by the United Kingdom Government, the Scottish Government has consistently stood up for BBC jobs in Scotland and for high-quality news and current affairs coverage by BBC Scotland.The First Minister and I have repeatedly expressed our concerns over budget decisions, job losses and the potential impact on quality to the director of BBC Scotland, the chair of the BBC trust and respective directors general of the BBC. Only last week, on 18 March...