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In an emergency situation, where a face-to-face interpreter may not be available, we see it as best for the patient to be able to see the interpreter on screen.
The building trade is seeing real potential in that respect; we may even have a new trade. I would certainly welcome SMEs as individual organisations and SMEs' representative organisations engaging with us as we proceed with the debate.
My message around Hallowe'en, or at any other time, is that people should be respectful and realise that certain behaviour may cause fear and alarm, particularly among older people who live on their own.
If the committee feels that extensive research is required, we will be more than happy to consider that. However, it may be that, after considering the matter, you find that it can be dealt with here.
We often get complaints about that, especially when a consultation is on a highly contentious issue such as the closure of a school or hospital. We explain to people that we may not be able to do anything about the eventual decision, as it is made by democratically elected members, but that we have a role in the process.
In fact, I might go as far as to say that I did not disagree with a word that she said. This may be the only time for a number of years that I can make that statement".
We recommended that it target the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and that it attend the SCVO's event, "The Gathering", which happens in May each year, to enable it to reach voluntary organisations directly.
The other important but unspoken criterion is that the person would need the full-hearted support of the Prime Minister of his own country. That Prime Minister may, of course, change during the person's two-and-a-half-year tenure.