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Those young pupils told me that they could go to more sports training sessions and improve performance, get part-time jobs and visit family members, including their grandparents, more often.
On skills gaps, the biggest request from industry is to get more new entrants but, when I say to employers, “Okay, I can give you a 16 or 17-year-old with no qualifications or experience,” nine out of 10 say, “No.
My attitude is that, if the matter does not rest at a single desk, it will not get done. If you are referring specifically to the digital, data and ICT programme— No, I am not, because I think that it is Mr Low who would get fired on that.
First, in 2022, the committee did some work to test the effectiveness of tree preservation orders. The petitioner’s latest submission asserts that TPOs do not actually protect trees.
At the close of the consultation a total of 46 responses were received, of which 13 were from individuals and 33 were from organisations. On 26 January 2023, the ‘. Scottish Government published a ‘summary of responses 112.
It was as simple as that. I have made several similar visits to other projects and the message was the same: “Please help by giving us hope that we can get through this.”
It is extremely important that people understand that Scotland is not about bagpipes, kilts and shortbread—although if they visit Huntly, they can visit the Dean’s factory and get probably the best shortbread in Scotland.
With Covid, we have all become very insular, but pubs are very adaptable if they get help with that. We have had many crises during my 40 years in the industry, and we have managed to get through them.