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Some of the responses—for example, that the Scottish Government intends to meet with representatives of Scottish Fuels—tie in with Des McNulty's suggestion. Perhaps we can have an advocacy role with Westminster and the Treasury, saying that we have heard the argument and are happy for the Scottish Government to raise it whenever it has the opportunity but t...
I thank the witnesses for eventually answering at length what appeared to be a cul-de-sac of a question. As all committee members have asked at least one question, I now give Jackie Baillie an opportunity to ask a couple of her own.
She seemed critical of the size of the consultation document, which is a bit like spinning on the head of a pin. We are holding meetings on reshaping older people’s care the length and breadth of Scotland.
How will the bill help in a dispute between a lair owner and a burial authority when a headstone is damaged through a deliberate act of vandalism, rather than through the pins rusting away? How will lair owners resolve such issues?
The only question is how we ensure that we underline its unacceptability. Dancing on the head of a pin as Mike MacKenzie appears to be doing does not assist in that regard.