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I understand the context in which he lodged the amendment, but the committee has agreed 2040 as the target date. In that context, the amendment does not fit with the interim target date of 2030 that is now proposed.
Over the summer period we will therefore continue our iterative recruitment exercise, as well as the approach that we have achieved to date. Will the cabinet secretary clarify how many contact tracers have actually been recruited?
In the coming weeks, I intend to come back to the Parliament to advise members of the terms of the remit for the public inquiry and its stand-up date, having first consulted with families and party spokespeople on that remit, as I have already committed to do.
Incredibly, the Government still has no accurate and up-to-date information, so it has no idea how many full-time equivalent GPs there are in Scotland.
As Jim Eadie pointed out, shortages in blood types can arise for many reasons; there might be a bankholiday, for example, or a major incident or emergency might happen.
Jeremy Purvis gave the most interesting explanation that what we need in the Highlands is a bank. Yes—of course we need banks, but there are already banks.
Some £220 million has been committed to the Scottish national investment bank. That is a real opportunity to provide burgeoning young companies with patient capital, which is so lacking in the present market.
It said that 67 per cent of over-75s do not use the internet at all, which explains the impact of bank closures on that demographic. The committee’s report on bank closures drew on that important insight.
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timetable is for the full dualling of the A90 between Tipperty and Peterhead, including the preparation of feasibility reports, start dates for each section and completion dates.