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We may be able to take up both the suggestions that have been made—we may be able to get information from the Scottish Government, and then tie both petitions together.
We should congratulate Fife Council on the progress that it has made.Transport of waste over considerable distances for treatment is an issue that is not unique to Fife but one that faces many councils in Scotland. The answer is to ensure that we get the infrastructure in place in the coming years.
I renew the commitment here today that we will go forward in consultation with all interested parties, including those involved in the present governance, so that we can get a solution for the long term.
Will the Parliament be able to consider whether a trial is even necessary before it is rubber-stamped by ministers? Will we get to see the evidence? Will Parliament have a say?
The processes are being reviewed in terms of the information and the reports that we get. The authority-by-authority examination gives us the best possible handle on how child protection services are being deployed across the country.
This includes a recruitment mailbox for managing the flow of information in relation to recruitment activities and a learning mailbox for learning and development activities.
The Bill will alter that position and will, by contrast, extend to Scotland and regulate the procurement activity of contracting authorities and utilities, but specifically excluding “devolved Scottish authorities”.
At the same time, the Committee has heard evidence that clinicians should be doing more to champion social prescribing as an alternative pathway to primary care and that the RCGP in Scotland should be more actively promoting its benefits to its membership.