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It admitted more woodland will be needed to satisfy society’s demand for timber but stressed that all trees will be “planted in the right place and for the right reasons”.
However, the evidence is that mandatory sentences are not the right way to go and on that basis—because I care about the long-term future of Scotland—I cannot support the bill as it stands.
Proposed Criminalisation of the Purchase of Sex (Scotland) Bill The next item relates to the proposed criminalisation of the purchase of sex (Scotland) bill.
However, these Rules have not been adjusted to reflect changes made in consequence of the Scotland Act 2016 which made it necessary for any decision to pass a Bill (or approve it at Reconsideration Stage) to be taken by division.
The work is carried out by Inspectorate staff together with subject experts from other organisations (e.g. the Care Inspectorate, Education Scotland,Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the Scottish Human Rights Commission).
Coming from England, I have been an enthusiastic supporter of the light-touch approach in Scotland. England is on the heavy accountability, heavy testing end of things, so I have always looked to Scotland without fully understanding what goes on in Scotland.