Part of First Minister's Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at 12:00 pm on 13 September 2007.
If Rhona Brankin had been paying attention to announcements that have been made over the past few days—in the Government's programme and elsewhere—she would know that we are already drawing things together into a single rural service, so that people who use the quangos and are supervised by them will not have the miasma of confusion that they complain about at present. On the issue that Rhona Brankin mentioned, and on other issues, she really should consult her constituents more widely, who find being supervised and examined by several bodies—at the same time and on the same issue—hugely confusing. She will find that rural Scotland will welcome the idea of a single entry point and a single service. That idea has already been introduced by this Administration.