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The key word is “sometimes”. We are looking for best practice for local authorities and the area is worthy of more investigation to see how we can deliver the very best on a level playing field.11:15 My question is on direct payments.
It is very much us driving those discussions in accordance with what we think is best practice. Your question is very pertinent and I have been asking it myself.
It shows that our inclusion and equalities culture is the best it has ever been in terms of people feeling more included and more at ease with the nature of the organisation.
People are rightly passionate about the subject, so I am proud to introduce this important bill to strengthen and modernise the enforcement of our world-leading legislation, because we have some of the best animal welfare standards in the world.
I will be very happy to work with the committee on the best way to achieve that. Establishing the legislative framework is only one part of the journey to deliver consumer Scotland.
I acknowledge that we may have different views on the best way to make progress on some aspects of this innovative bill, and I welcome the constructive discussion that we have had so far.
It is about information sharing, identifying those who are responsible, looking at the crime hotspots and working out what the best suite of options and the best tactics are.
There is still an opportunity to look at where the use of financial transactions or loans that might be less commercial in the long term sits best in the system and what will be the best way for Scotland to use them in the future.