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Alan Turing lives on in computer science in the Turing test, which is the test of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour. That is exactly what we are doing today: we are exhibiting intelligent behaviour.
Alex Johnstone has a question. It is a brief question on tax behaviour. In your letter to the convener of 23 June, you talk about “protecting future revenues which may under some circumstances be eroded by tax avoiding behaviours.”
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the SFA regarding football clubs, including Queen’s Park Football Club, that are helping to support health, wellbeing and addiction advice services in communities.
That approach is, of course, essential to the aim of assuring anyone engaging with parliamentarians that they can challenge any behaviour that they deem to be inappropriate or unacceptable.
Behavioural characteristics would include analysis of, for example, a person’s gait or pattern of speech, such as a stammer—a defining characteristic in their behaviour.
On 15 May, I met British Transport Police to discuss how we might prevent and reduce antisocial behaviour on Scotland’s railway. That included consideration of campaigns that promote and encourage the use of the Railway Guardian app.
I am absolutely sure that I do not need to remind members of the rules regarding behaviour in the chamber. I would be grateful if we could adhere to those rules.
The UK Climate Change Committee estimates that more than 60 per cent of the necessary changes will require at least some element of individual or societal change in behaviour. Many habits and behaviours are ingrained over long periods of time, so behavioural change and demand ...
The approach is in line with the approach that is taken to taxes such as the landfill tax, where we are trying to minimise illegal behaviour and ensure that people engaging in illegal behaviour are made to pay on the same basis as registered producers.
We need to hang on to those behavioural changes. Members will certainly see work going on to try to encourage people to be physically active during their working day.