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I believe that the decline in crime figures in Scotland is due to the hard work of the extra police officers that we have on the streets and in the communities of Scotland.
That includes more than £5 million of additional funding, two extra in-service days to help teachers to prepare for the new qualifications, full course materials for each of the 95 national 4 and 5 courses and specific events for thousands of teachers.
(S4O-02586) Recorded crime in Dumfries and Galloway is at a 34-year low, having fallen 44 per cent since 2006-07, thanks to the support of the 1,000 extra officers in our communities that have been provided by the Government.
Senior staff do not qualify for the special payment, which applies only to front-line staff, yet all of the senior staff at the state hospital received an extra £7,000, backdated to 2005, at a time when pay was frozen for everybody else.
Does the minister agree that the small number of extra diplomats—which would be matched by the expense of Scotland having to pay for diplomats abroad—would be far outweighed by the threat to financial services, among other jobs in Edinburgh, as a result of independence?
My concern has partly been caused by the fact that, given that we received the papers fairly late last week and that Monday was a bank holiday, it was quite hard to follow up on the details.When you read the regulations closely, it is apparent that they will impose an extra burden on farmers in nitrate vulnerable zones.
If the closure of Coatbridge JP court goes ahead in an area of low car ownership, reducing bus services and unemployment, does the cabinet secretary have any comment on how my constituents will be able to meet the extra costs that will be incurred in gaining access to justice?
Our time for reflection leader today is Allan Forsyth, chair of the Bahá’í Council for Scotland.Allan Forsyth (Bahá’í Council for Scotland): It is a great honour and joy to speak to you today on behalf of the Scottish Bahá’í community, and it is extra special because the next 12 months mark the centenary of the most significant event in our community’s hist...
Eilidh Ross said that it is a bit boring and that, possibly, everyone is looking forward to a bill that deals with the policy issues, but are there any other tidying-up issues that need to be dealt with? Do you mean extra things that are not in the bill?