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That is legalese and I dare say we could argue about what exactly it means, but it would appear that there is already a duty to take into account socioeconomic factors. That act is only a year old, so I would be interested to hear comments from SGA and SNH about how we balance such things and take socioeconomic factors into account. 10:15 I am happy to go first.
How the Governments work together will become all the more important, as will the mechanisms for holding ministers to account by elected members of both Parliaments.
My colleague Claudia Beamish rightly pointed out the impact that transport has on our greenhouse gas emissions—it accounted for 21 per cent of them in 2012.
The average saving that I talked about earlier was 18 per cent. Believe it or not, the accountancy firm got a 52 per cent saving—you would think that accountancy firms would want to be more careful about how they spend their money.
I saw many mature women cross the stage and pick up qualifications in accountancy and marketing. In doing so, they were creating more opportunities and better lives for themselves and their families.
Stewart Stevenson made a valid point when he said that things have changed. We must take account of that. We had corroboration at a time when some of the judiciary lacked education and legal expertise.