Meeting of the Parliament (Hybrid)

Meeting date: Wednesday, September 2, 2020

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Correction

Nicola Sturgeon has identified errors in her contribution and provided the following correction.

At col 26, paragraphs 6-7, and col 27, paragraph 1—

Original text—

Eleven councils are currently delivering 1,140 hours in full: Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Scottish Borders, Shetland, South Ayrshire and Stirling.

Eighteen councils are delivering 1,140 hours in some or most nurseries, and some of them are substantially delivering them. For example, 84 per cent of nurseries in Perth and Kinross are delivering them in full; the number is 80 per cent in Renfrewshire and 85 per cent in Edinburgh.

There are only three councils in the whole country that are not delivering any of the 1,140 hours provision, although, to be fair to them, they all have plans in place to progress it. The three councils not delivering any right now are Labour-led North Lanarkshire, Labour-led West Lothian and Tory-led Aberdeenshire. I hope to see progress in those three councils as we deliver that flagship commitment in full.

Corrected text—

Eleven councils are currently delivering 1,140 hours in full: Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Scottish Borders, Shetland, South Ayrshire and Stirling.

Nineteen councils are delivering 1,140 hours in some or most nurseries, and some of them are substantially delivering them. For example, 86 per cent of nurseries in Perth and Kinross are delivering them in full; the number is 80 per cent in Renfrewshire and 85 per cent in Edinburgh.

There are only two councils in the whole country that are not delivering any of the 1,140 hours provision, although, to be fair to them, they all have plans in place to progress it. The two councils not delivering any right now are Labour-led West Lothian and Tory-led Aberdeenshire. I hope to see progress in those two councils as we deliver that flagship commitment in full.

Further correction—

Eleven councils are currently delivering 1,140 hours in full: Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Scottish Borders, Shetland, South Ayrshire and Stirling.

Twenty councils are delivering 1,140 hours in some or most nurseries, and some of them are substantially delivering them. For example, 86 per cent of nurseries in Perth and Kinross are delivering them in full; the number is 80 per cent in Renfrewshire and 85 per cent in Edinburgh.

There is only one council in the whole country that is not delivering any of the 1,140 hours provision, although, to be fair to it, it does have plans in place to progress it. The one council not delivering any right now is Tory-led Aberdeenshire. I hope to see progress in that council as we deliver that flagship commitment in full.