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Jim Wallace recently indicated, in response to a parliamentary question from Maureen Macmillan, that information on the conclusions of that pilot scheme will be made directly available to all MSPs. That will give us an opportunity for further discussion about how the existing regulations might be developed and refined to assist in cases in which hardship mi...
Does he also agree that the material circulated to MSPs by the Souter campaign—it was health promotion material designed to prevent the spread of HIV in adult homosexuals—would, if shown to children, constitute as much of an abuse of the child as showing that young child explicit heterosexual material?
In December, I was pleased to announce free travel for blind people throughout Scotland on rail, bus, ferry and underground services, which is the first and only such scheme anywhere in Britain. MSPs of all parties know that funding is tight.
I ask the minister to use this opportunity to draw a line under the issue by undertaking a review and by doing so to restore the confidence of residents of Angus Road in Bo'ness. As the constituency MSP for Falkirk East, I was somewhat surprised when I heard that this debate was to take place.
I am confident that they will join us in this national effort to protect our children against the threat of meningitis C. I am sure that MSPs will join me today in expressing gratitude to them at the beginning of this important national initiative.
The third party could also go to an MSP or directly to the minister, because Scottish ministers can also call for an environmental assessment, if they think it necessary.
This model was chosen because we felt that it reflected the opportunities provided by the establishment of the Parliament to introduce an effective system that would be accountable to MSPs. It was important to separate off the issue of economic regulation, which we felt was not appropriate for the rural affairs department to operate.
For example, in relation to the Edinburgh tramline projects, many MSPs indicated during the preliminary stage that they supported the proposal to shift the route of one of the lines.
Although it appears in the business bulletin in my name, five other MSPs have signed it and I hope that many more MSPs will support it at the end of the debate.