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We have been calling for a provision that highlights the need for public bodies to take into account the best interests of the trafficked, separated child, to ensure that some of the particular vulnerabilities of children are taken into account.
Some of the trickier issues that we have to wrestle with are to do with accountancy and accounting for the work of the Scottish business development bank, rather than about the utilisation of resources.
Does it refer to the previous approach to SDLT or does it take into account the autumn statement? If it is the latter, that is fine; if it is the former, is any reworking needed?
Obviously, if Johann Lamont reads out a pre-prepared question, she cannot take account of the answers that she has been given in response to the previous three questions.
We were not aware of those cases when we first drew up the bill, but we will seek to amend the bill to take account of them and ensure that they can be dealt with holistically.
Is the Government able to shed any light on when a final decision will be made on how PPP projects will be accounted for? I realise that that is not a decision for the Scottish Government.