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I am sure that the minister has seen the latest figures on obesity in children, which show that, unfortunately, those initiatives—although welcome—are not working.
It might help committee members and all other members of the Parliament to note that they will receive shortly in their mail trays a document that was produced by the European Parliament and which contains the latest version of the constitutional treaty and appropriate briefing.
meeting=13509</a> The flash points came on the picket line when there were visiting pickets. The flash points off the picket line were just as important because they involved the families of striking miners and working miners – in housing and streets around the mining communities1Scottish Parliament. (2022, January 11).
I hope that we will have that information by April at the very latest. I am delighted to have the minister's assurance that all of us who have applied for our national concessionary pass will get it in time.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 February 2007
We understand that the ELLD is working hard to develop the new scheme although our indications are that the department is unlikely to introduce the new scheme much before the turn of the year.
Have attempts been made to alleviate the problems that new credit unions are experiencing? We are doing our best to alleviate any difficulties that credit unions face in the new context.
We quickly identified for the board that the big challenge would be the demographic change in the population of Dumfries and Galloway: a 26 per cent increase in over-65s, a 26 per cent decrease in those aged 19 and below and an 11 per cent decrease in the working-age population.