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There is a danger that, if we continually legislate for new things and make new things happen, we will never have the time to bed down the new things that we are currently doing and that might be shown to work.It is a case of things' becoming fashionable.
I consider that all the issues that you have raised today have been discussed in the Parliament. I have tried to find something new in what you have said and I would welcome your clarification of the two or three things that are absolutely new and which the Parliament did not consider.
I urge the committee to read that document. The values are not new—they do not include any principles that are strange to us—but their encapsulation in that relatively brief format is somehow powerful.
In upper secondary, fromS3-S6, all pupils undertake Personal and Social Education (PSE) courses and manyof these contain the strands of citizenship identified in the report.Community Safety Partnerships(CSPs) work with schools to deliver safety information to young people through fireservice and police visits. Police officers are regular visitors to schools...
Finally,our Diaspora Strategy aims to encourage the diaspora’s active participation andengagement in promoting Scotland as a great country to visit, live, learn,work, do business and invest, as well as considering returning to Scotlandthemselves.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
12 December 2005
Estimates have been rounded to the nearest 50.Many overweight children may not consult their general practice about their weight problem. Some patients may also visit the General Practice for a condition related to their weight without overweight itself being recorded.The 2003 Scottish Health Survey reported that among children under 16 years of age, 34.6% ...