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As always, I am keen to hear from members where there might be difficulties so that we can follow those up with colleagues in the Care Inspectorate in order to get it right for residents of care homes and their relatives.
I welcome the support that the Scottish Government is providing for the continued employment of teachers. What is the latest pupil teacher ratio? How does it compare with the ratio in the rest of the UK?
I have no idea when this bill will get through stage 3 or when it will get royal assent, but let us presume for the purposes of generalisation that it gets through in June and receives royal assent perhaps by autumn, at which point it comes into being.
It is good to hear of those recent developments, but it is a pity that it took the loss of 800 jobs to get the Scottish Government to begin to think about those innovative opportunities.
I advocate that we keep this important petition open. We need to get an update from Professor Leitch and the Scottish Government on where we are with new advice as that comes out, particularly at this important time, and on an on-going basis.
I have a prison in my constituency and I have visited that and other prisons, but the experience may be a new one for other members, who could find it useful.
Question 2 – Regulation 3 covers the right to visits in general. Does this regulation adequately describe what ‘facilitation’ of visiting does or does not entail?