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I am obviously not directly aware of the concerns that Shona Robison raises. In the first instance, they are best discussed with Dundee City Council's director of education because the council carries the responsibility for such issues.
We should use people in Scotland who have an interest in the matter to help us to prepare in the best possible way. Yesterday, I discussed with Professor Tom Devine the input that he and his colleagues might provide.
I have had a brief informal discussion with Mr Welsh's colleague Stewart Maxwell about how best we can deal with some of the concerns that have been raised during the Justice 2 Committee's consideration of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill.
By the same token, for the nationalist party to claim that the best way to attract more people to Scotland is to erect more borders and barriers on the outskirts of the country is for it to engage in fantasy-land politics.
One of the key things about the changes that are required in accident and emergency to meet that target is that we should use the best practice that exists in the many parts of Scotland where targets are being met.
That would be helpful. Perhaps it would be best not to invite one of the current bill promoters, but the promoters of the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine Railway and Linked Improvements Bill might be useful witnesses, as they have gone through the whole process.
In some cases, the most appropriate service may be residential; in other cases, it may well be community based; while in others, abstinence may be the best way forward. The matter depends on specific cases and individuals.
I am certain that we will discuss, among other issues, the best practice and the best ideas for tackling crime and antisocial behaviour north and south of the border.
He will make his own decisions should he ever wish to take that course of action. The best way to end the dispute—the best way to bring about there being no more strikes in Scotland or anywhere else in the United Kingdom—is for the FBU to ballot its members on a recommendation to accept the generous offer.