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The announcement that I have made today is of great help to the Borders, which is why it has been welcomed by all sections of the Borders community—especially by Scottish Borders Council. May I be one of the first members to welcome the announcement.
Can the minister ensure—or is there a mechanism to ensure—that trusts that gain from such additional resources for contingency plans will retain that money so that Scotland can feel that it will always be able to deal with winter crises and emergencies? It may help if I write to members who represent Glasgow and detail all the additional investment for Grea...
(S1F-561) I will start by congratulating John Swinney on his election as leader of his party. I look forward to what may be the rather unusual experience of exchanging views in a reasoned and reasonable fashion in the months ahead.
For example, section 20(1) states: "The Scottish Ministers may make grants to a National Park authority for such purposes, of such amounts and on such terms as they think fit."
If he would make a favourable comment about council standards committees, that would be helpful to some councillors in persuading colleagues who are not keen on the idea. Such committees may not be compulsory, but they are desirable, and I hope Mr McAveety will say that.One of the points raised by the Law Society was on the need for public consultation; tha...
If all options are open, should Mr John Spencely's report suggest that the site is unsuitable, it may well also say how much we could raise in revenue from the site, considering the high price of land in Edinburgh.
Does anyone want to comment on that? The Executive may well have a rationale for section 56 in its present form, but we should proceed on the basis that such Henry VIII clauses should be avoided unless there is a reasonable justification for them.
As for Tom Conti, I was also delighted to meet his wife, Kara Wilson, who was at university with me and who gave me a very pleasant kiss. Sir David, may I say, without sounding pathetic, that that is not something that happens to me every day.
Another member of his party might speak on the matter but he should not. Dr Simpson may have a point, Mr Russell. I understand Dr Simpson's point, but wish simply to reiterate what I started to say.
Future Business On 8 February, the next Tuesday for which a double meeting is planned, we may use the afternoon session to deal with non-bill matters such as the Carbeth hutters, prisons and domestic violence, the last of which will need to be addressed in some detail in the light of recent ministerial statements.