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The fifth question is, that motion S2M-468, in the name of Peter Peacock, on Scotland's contribution to education in the Commonwealth, past, present and future, be agreed to. Motion agreed to.
Perhaps the Executive's response could give a view on how that could be examined in future, to take account of the differences in earnings around the country, the generation of wealth and some of the current problems in the Scottish economy.I was pleased to hear the minister suggest that we might minimise the amount of time we spend in the chamber, without ...
In the meantime, we would like the Mental Health (Scotland) Bill to offer protection and then, if necessary, to repeal the definition of learning disability as a mental disorder in a new act in future. I return to the subject of formal carers.
The most obvious is that they are users of council services and there are few council services that they do not benefit from in some regard. Also, they are future voters and we should engage them at an early stage.
The alternative is the danger that, in future, words that are set in statute might be interpreted by courts in such a way that we would be, in effect, stuck in one time.
In a high-profile case of sexual abuse in a children's home, the children's commissioner would not necessarily take on the role of representing individual children, but would investigate what could be remedied and what could be done to make the situation better for children of the future. The individual children could have their rights protected by being re...