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Scotland will need to change and we will need to take those targets into account in so much of what we ask for from our Government, from now on, across all portfolios.
Many people do not take this into account, but poverty and destitution affect every part of society, and their impact falls disproportionately on refugees and asylum seekers.
The work has not been done on that yet, but those are considerations that we would have to take into account. We recognise that Lothian runs good buses.
If a child did not attend a session, we would not necessarily take that into account in service planning, because we need to have places available for all the children who register.
What considerations have to be taken into account in drafting contracts to try to mitigate the vast uncertainty that the EU withdrawal bill has created?
The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 made clear where the different levels of responsibility lay and led to what is now a multi-agency locally planned approach.
However, we are very concerned at the recommendations on governance and accountability which would see the removal of local democratic accountability and a degree of centralisation.
His drive to ensure that more members from across the chamber are better able to represent their constituents and are afforded greater opportunity to hold the Government to account has borne fruit. That is an important legacy and that work must not be seen as finished.