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What consideration will you give this group's best practice and standards recommendations when deciding to guarantee funding to Transdev Edinburgh Tram Ltd?
That remains the case—nothing has changed. We will act in the best interests of the Parliament and take the best legal and professional advice that we can.
I accept entirely that the ministers and all members care about the poor and are trying to do their best. The question is whether what is in the bill will achieve what we want for the poor.
We believe that the measures should be enacted in Scotland as soon as possible and that the best way of achieving that is to extend the current provisions at Westminster to Scotland.
I do not think that we can do any better than to emphasise the paramount importance of the best interests of the child. That should be the guiding principle for all determinations.
Legislation must also recognise that the parks are intended to provide examples of Scotland's outstanding natural heritage at its best, and that they should be managed to the best of our ability.