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Date answered:
6 December 2000
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As we indicated, we will not ask you to make an opening statement but will launch straight into questions.Your letter of 26 September indicated that targets have not been met, particularly on time-releasing savings.
However, when I listen to the SNP outlining its position on education, what I hear is the latest briefing from the EIS—or was it the latest briefing from the SSTA?
She is an experienced journalist who is sensitive to women's issues and she normally deals with such issues herself. However, on July 26, she saw fit to bring that letter to my attention.
Today, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency is publishing the latest quarterly statistics on waste. They show that our rolling-year recycling and composting rate for the 12 months to June 2005 was about 19 per cent.
None of those things should be add-ons; they should be at the heart of our education system.When I visited one of the new schools in Rosshall, Glasgow, earlier today, I was pleased to see excellent drama, sporting and other facilities.
I mentioned that, in Glasgow, 27 per cent of the work force had absolutely no qualifications, but the work force in Glasgow has the highest level of graduate employment—26 per cent of all employees in Glasgow hold a university degree.
We should certainly copy the letter to him.Petition 26 is the last one for us to consider; it is from the Bridge of Allan Public Interests Association.