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(S3F-1549) The next meeting of the Cabinet will discuss issues of importance to the people of Scotland. A global research study by HSBC bank shows that the United Kingdom is investing less of its economic recovery package in tackling climate change and reducing carbon emissions than anywhere else in the world except Spain.
Yesterday, the chief economist at the Bank of Scotland, Martin Ellis, said:"despite facing substantial economic headwinds, the Scottish economy is expected to expand through 2008 into early 2009".Does the Deputy First Minister agree?
There is quite a lot happening with Scottish law and environmental legal aid cases, and people need to keep themselves up to date. We are in a state of flux with interpretations and it is important that the Government fully investigates what the general drift is.
Three years on, the bereaved families still have no date for a fatal accident inquiry. I am sure that the First Minister will appreciate the frustration of Helen Humphreys, widow of Stephen, when she says that she believes that the system is grinding her down.
It is an issue on which there are differing views, and it could be useful to seek further information specifically on the difference between the east and west coasts—to ensure that we have the most up-to-date evidence on that—and to ask the Government some further questions that the petitioner has set out.
The important things are that we protect communities from the effects of that, that mitigation is in place, and that we work with rail freight companies to ensure that appropriate and up-to-date wagons are used that cause little or no disruption.
(S3O-9240) I understand that only NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has done so to date, although some other board areas offer hospital-based clinics for patients who have specialist problems or requirements or for reasons of easy access for patients.
The proposed amendments are set out in a letter to the Minister for Parliamentary Business from Ian Pearson MP, Economic and Business Minister at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.Section 19(1) of the Interests of Members of the Scottish Parliament Act 2006 contains references to the Companies Act 1985, which will become out of date when the Companies Act 2006 is implemented.
We are examining different options to promote direct referral to physiotherapy services in a more joined-up and consistent way, in order to improve the delivery of service.That is a priority for the Government, and I am happy to keep Mary Scanlon up to date on developments.
I ask for that because, in addition to the issues to which Mary Mulligan refers, the court ruling over the summer and the case that was settled before it went to court suggest that there is an immediate problem. The legally enforceable limit dates back to 1999 and even the guidance that was produced by the Labour-Liberal Executive does not have the force th...