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The next petition is PE323 from Mr R Watkin. I should declare an interest, as the petition comes from Montague Street, Dundee, which is in my constituency.
If such a situation transpired, it would be right to have that concern, but in two recent cases in England—R v Jones and R v Singh—convictions were upheld on appeal, which gives us confidence that trial in the absence of the accused can be done.
In a recent by-election in Kilmarnock, the ERO spelled the word "Kilmarnock" in three different ways—sometimes with a zero instead of an "o"; and sometimes with the "i" and "r" missing. Members might not think that that is important, but it is when information technology is involved.
The look on the face of 19-year-old Adam Siles, Malawi's top young golfer, as we handed over a dozen sets of golf clubs that had been donated by the R&A, said it all. Eighteen months ago, Adam earned a pittance as a caddy at Lilongwe golf club.
This is a cliché, but the mobile telephone companies in Scandinavia have considerably outstripped us on R and D spend. Could it be argued that we are moving towards the compact that you described?
From a technical standpoint, it is hard to see how the necessary steps can be taken to get us from where we are today, which is the level of R and D or pilot plants, to full commercialisation.
On consultation, one of the legal views that was given in the case of R v West Sussex health authority states:"Consultation is the communication of a genuine invitation to give advice and a genuine receipt of the advice … to achieve consultation sufficient information must be supplied by the consulting to the consulted party."