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That partnership has to continue to develop and build on the huge progress that has been made to date.Our aim is to make the European Union more open, coherent, effective, accountable and relevant to the ordinary men and women of Europe.
We need to consider, and are considering, how we can evaluate properly our work on equality. We have accountability to the Parliament through annual reports on our equality work, which will allow public scrutiny of the activities in which we are engaged.
Resolved, That the Parliament believes that class size is an important aspect of educational provision; notes that the performance indicators recently published by the Accounts Commission relate to the financial year 2000-01 whilst the targets in the Programme for Government relate to the financial year 2001-02; welcomes the progress that the Scottish Execu...
Would it be possible to get the radio to say at some stage, instead of looking for soundbites, that people are invited to send in accounts of their experiences? That would ensure that, at least once, everyone has had the opportunity to hear that.
However, if we cannot take trunk roads into account, that is a real disincentive to road user charging and that applies to all the major urban centres in Scotland.We are concerned that the Executive is promoting road user charging in the context of a contract with motorists.
We see that combined approach as the most effective way of ensuring that, in the implementation of the new arrangements, full account is taken of Scottish circumstances and interests.
Particular regard will be given to the needs of women from rural areas—a point that was strongly made by Maureen Macmillan—as well as those from ethnic minorities and the disabled. It will also take into account the impact of domestic abuse on children and young people.
The Executive's proposals take into account particular circumstances, such as when someone has taken an extended holiday: the offer might have been delivered to them, but they have not seen it.