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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.
We want everyone around the table to talk to each other to ensure that we have a more transparent, open and productive relationship.I remind the member that the Government has gone to great lengths to build a new dialogue with the supermarkets to ensure that they are well aware of opinion in Scotland on a range of matters, including the role of our primary ...
I will say what I have said many times in the chamber: the SNP Government endorses the direction of travel that was set out in the Kerr report, but that does not mean that we will endorse everything that is done in the Kerr report's name if we think that something is wrong for the communities and people of Scotland.Soon, I will publish the new Government's ...
(S3O-1566) We are making considerable progress after announcing a new open procurement exercise that aims to bring broadband to all the homes and businesses that notify us of access problems.
With the 2007 act's core objectives of approving the efficiency and effectiveness of the summary justice system in mind, the amendments are intended to remove unnecessary inconvenience and expense and to facilitate the successful transition to the new system. Each of the amendments that the order makes is clearly within the scope and intention of the 2007 a...
To help deliver that, we are fostering a new, productive relationship with local government that will provide better value and a better deal for Scotland's children, young people and families.