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I emphasise again that it is our belief that family settings—albeit they take diverse forms—are nevertheless the best setting for the care and upbringing of children.
Although conservation burdens can be preserved only in the public interest, it may be the case that people who live close to them have the greatest interest in ensuring that they are adhered to and would certainly be best placed to keep an eye out for any breach of the burden—what might best be described as a conserv...
If this Parliament is to be at the cutting edge of best practice, we must encourage Audit Scotland and the Accounts Commission to be at the cutting edge of best practice.
Since stage 1, therefore, we have had discussions with clinicians on how best to achieve that. There are some specific areas—Jean Turner mentioned one or two of them—in which we would want a degree of clarity.
The conclusion was that a needs-based strategy guarantees only survival and maintenance survival. If that is the best we can provide, it is unlikely that we will achieve long-term investment and resurgence in an area.
We are just trying to tease out how what you propose might best be achieved by getting to the nub of some of our questions.I was rude and interrupted Karen Whitefield—please continue.
Any evidence is useful in considering how the bill might best be taken forward, but we would not rely on the attitude of or approach taken in other countries in exercising the extraterritorial jurisdiction.
I do not think that members disagree on what we want to achieve, but the question is how best to get the assurances that the Crown will meet its obligations in respect of early disclosure.
Can I propose—I do not know whether this is in order—that the European and External Relations Committee of the Scottish Parliament send its best wishes to Berti Vogts and the Scottish team for tomorrow night's game?
I am not sure that the committee is necessarily minded to change the criterion, but we are minded to look at the options, so that we can be clear that what we are doing represents the best way forward. Could we be given a steer on how we might investigate the matter further?