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There are only two amendments. Amendment 1 is grouped with amendment 2. Section 1—Placing requests: children under school age I will take amendment 2 first, because it is straightforward.
Classroom assistants have been introduced to address to some extent the issue of class sizes—bringing the ratio of pupils to teachers to an average of 1:15 rather than 1:30. I hope that, over time, that will develop.
In this debate on Scotland's number 1 industry, it is important to make the point that tourism is not only vital to Scotland's economy, but sustainable.