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Just last week, we signed off another major school building project in Inverclyde, which will see the construction of four new low-carbon schools. The project will benefit 2,500 pupils and the construction industry to the value of around £80 million.
There is a reference in the bulletin to the new social package that the Commission expected to launch in June 2008, but which will now be launched at the beginning of the French presidency in July.
The provisions are not needed and do not apply to Scotland. New nuclear power stations are not necessary to meet renewable electricity targets or carbon emissions targets, and are not wanted in Scotland.
As the cabinet secretary will be aware, in my constituency Three Towns FM in Saltcoats recently began broadcasting under a new five-year community licence and Garnock Valley FM in Kilbirnie recently completed its first, highly successful, 28-day broadcast.
We have been creating a framework in which there can be co-ordinated services and support for people in difficulty. New communities are emerging in Scotland and it is important that the framework is sensitive to cultural issues in different communities.What are members' views on the petition?
I understand that, as part of the budget process, Highland Council considered reducing staffing at Elgol primary school but that the proposal was rejected at a council meeting, which is good news for parents, pupils and teachers at the school.
I am delighted to say that all local authorities have decided to freeze or cut their council tax rates. That is good news for local taxpayers throughout Scotland and an example of how well the concordat with local authorities is working, despite all the scaremongering that there has been.
In some schools, the children themselves are asking to learn the languages of the new pupils. That is great because in the long term it will secure economic and political benefits for Scotland and help business growth in Scotland, which is precisely what the Government wants.