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My understanding from the evidence is that, at the date of the bill's coming into force once it is enacted, it will attack agreements that are in existence at that time.
However, if we were to do that, we would have to be careful—as Lindsay Paterson said—to ensure that we were not providing narrow, job-related training that would quickly be out of date, did not open up people's options and was not what employers were looking for.
What we have had today is a postponement of a final decision on Peterhead. Will the minister give us a date when a decision will be made on the long-term programme for the building?
I believe that this Parliament and this bill will play an important role in that.The mistake that has led to the pupils' records element of the bill has already been referred to. It dates back to the Data Protection Act—of 1998, Mr Russell.
All the interviews were tape recorded and transcribed verbatim at a later date. The interviews were made on a strictly confidential and anonymous basis.The second strand of the project was research among the general public.
I rule out none of those options. Our track record to date shows that we are very happy to take views and submissions from the Haemophilia Society or from other groups or individuals—one of the important points that has been raised today is that other groups and individuals are affected.
If an omission is made, the list can be rectified at a later date. The words "Scottish public authority" would leave a lot of doubt about what bodies are covered.