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I believe that the bill will go some way towards addressing that issue, because it will de-normalise smoking as an activity. In too many communities, smoking is seen as a normal activity.
There is a considerable amount that we could look at in the area of community cultural activity. The Scottish Arts Council has done a lot already: it has staff dedicated to that kind of work and it puts funding streams into that activity.
Is it a question of the Executive investing resources to get over the initial hurdle, so that we can get to the position that Patrick Layden has just laid out?