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Rather than being a focused bill that creates new law on a specific subject, as was the case with the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001, the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Bill covers a wide range of policy areas and major parts of it amend existing legislation rather than creating wholly new law.
I am pleased that walking distance is to be one of the criteria for new-build schools. Where I live, one of the latest schools to be built was constructed with a network of paths to nearby housing areas, which gives the children a safe walk to school.
Lewis has drawn attention to the fact that change is taking place as we speak, so although our time scale is tight, I would hope that the beginning of April would be the latest time at which we would address this matter.
If MSPs wish to host additional visitsfrom schools, they are able to book rooms for these visits. This includesbooking committee rooms, when not in use for parliamentary business, for thistype of meeting.