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I know that the minister is fully aware of how important the fish catching and processing sector is to Aberdeen and the north-east and of the many thousands of jobs that it supports, as was discussed in this morning's debate.
There is no sense in providing child care unless it suits the requirements of those who seek to access it. However, responsibility for many of the public services to which Elaine Smith refers is at UK level, rather than with the Scottish Executive.
I am not sure whether this is the appropriate legislation, but over the past week many people in the farming industry have approached me—and, possibly, some other committee members—about the suggestion that animal feed blocks and salt licks should not be imported from the continent.
Is the minister aware that that is one of a number of rumours currently circulating in the Scottish Prison Service and that many prison officers believe that the current cuts and the loss of 374 jobs are only the first stage of a far more radical reorganisation of the service?
However, does she accept that there are many demands on the capital budgets of acute trusts, as is the case with Aberdeen royal infirmary, which is in my constituency?
I will try to draw up some kind of rota, so that as many of us as possible will be able to see it in as short a time as possible.We have come to the end of the agenda.
The Executive awaits its conclusions with interest. Is the minister aware that in many parts of the Highlands and Islands the price of fuel is the highest in Europe, if not the world?
Does she agree that we have a problem in that many people with learning disabilities, living in supported accommodation, are subject to weak housing agreements?