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are being complied with. Sections 2 and 26 specifically state that long-term plans should be made for people living at home, particularly those who are living with elderly parents.
Cumbernauld is the most extreme example as 70 per cent of homes in some tower blocks are owner-occupied. In the second round of the new housing partnership, resources were provided to authorities to deal with that problem.In the latest round of new housing partnerships the Government made it clear that new housing partnership money could not be used to provide grants to owners.
Peter Peacock and I have met teachers, classroom assistants, school cooks, janitors, special needs support staff, and many new and dynamic probationer teachers in visits across Scotland and in receptions at Bute House and elsewhere.
I would like the minister to reflect on the points that he raised about his American visit and to tell us what new ideas on closing that gap will be added to the Government strategy.
According to the Scottish Executive, those sectors account for 26 per cent of jobs in rural Scotland.It was suggested that the paper should bring out more specifically rural issues, for example, the fact that low pay is more of an issue in rural areas and the impact of the national minimum wage on rural Scotland.
Is that difference discernible within individual establishments? Having visited Edinburgh prison recently, I know that there is a welcome development there, involving a move out of A hall and other areas to new build.