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I have wanted to make a number of points; I also want to respond to some of the points that John Wilson raised. I will rewind first, if I may, and then I will come back to him.Local government is debating issues around the Scottish Water model.
Whereas the UK Labour Government started working towards the target in England in 2005, it was not until the election of this Government in May 2007 that we started doing so in Scotland.
I urge the committee to provide that leadership—and shame England, if I may say so. You make it sound so tempting to us—certainly to a Scottish nationalist.
One way we are demonstrating this is with our first funding call launched in May. This £4m funding call is part of a five-year £40 million package of green funding of between £50,000 and £500,000.
More than 200,000 businesses in Scotland may be eligible for support under the small business bonus scheme, which has increased and expanded since it was introduced.