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The Parliament has already agreed with the ambitions of the commission’s interim report and I am pleased to say that, among other things, the commission is specifically examining the opportunities in the ICT industry as it moves towards concluding its final report in May. We also had a successful Wood commission summit on Monday, and I was pleased that Ms S...
After planning permission for the decant site was turned down, a councillor came up to the portakabin at our site—we were all there, with Fiona Townsley and a lot of others—and told us that if we applied again after the election on 3 May we would get planning permission.
Normally during consideration of petitions in the Parliament, it is strictly forbidden for people in the public gallery even to express themselves by clapping or cheering—and they may certainly not join in the discussion.
He has said that he wants to work with the licensed trade to achieve the goals that he has set out.I agree with Mark Cooper that the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill may provide an appropriate legislative vehicle for progress on these matters.
Following the instructions that we had on 21 May, that is exactly what we did. A number of people made constructive proposals, including in response to the consultation, and we listened to them.
There were some unfortunate events in Boston involving tea, and 1776 was a date that George III never forgot or, some might say, ever got over, so who knows which states may queue up to join us in the future?