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I would not criticise MSPs for behaving sensitively towards staff. However, if we want to get the dispute settled, we could do with a little less humbug and politicking and a bit more common sense.
Therefore, I suggest that this committee suspends consideration of the petition and of PE1171 to allow us to get through the process in the Justice Committee, which will inform further discussion of the matter.
Will he also ensure that all kinship carers get the support of local support groups, which, at the moment, are open only to those who care for looked-after children?
The Lighthouse had recurrent problems, which had developed for reasons that have been well publicised. To get the best out of the situation, we should have a constructive dialogue with the administrators and allow that to take its course.
Given that finance is tight and that it is more than likely that all-weather facilities will not be available everywhere, I would like to know what alternative measures the Government and sportscotland are putting in place to ensure that children get an adequate amount of exercise per week.
It is too early for us to consider that prospect, but if the member asks me the question again when we get into the budget cycle, I might be able to give her a more definitive reply.
Will the Scottish Government welcome the efforts of Glasgow the Caring City, which managed to get £200,000-worth of aid into Gaza from Jordan this week?
Is she considering sending a deputation of members from all parties in the Parliament to Westminster to ensure that we get that lottery funding back? As I have already said, the Government is determined to pursue that issue.
ASSIGN does not mean that people in better-off areas will be less likely to get the treatment that they need; rather, it means that more people in disadvantaged areas will get access to the treatment that they need.
I know that you are investigating pathways into sport, which is mainly about individuals, organisations and sports clubs, but people might say that they do not get into, or advance in, sport because the quality of facilities is poor.