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The pioneering development there is to try to create a closed-loop zero-waste solution for nuclear, which is now in the site’s grasp, with molten-salt technology on the horizon.
You have said that corporate numbers are going down but visitor numbers are staying up. The proposal to close Haddo house to the general public is, apparently, linked to a proposal to concentrate on corporate entertainment at the site.
Therefore, in relation to the identified leases, I have not heard any particular concerns being expressed. From that point of view, we need not allow the issue to concern us greatly.
On the point about reasonable steps, and more broadly, in the context of councils’ duty on homelessness prevention, some concern has been expressed about the lack of detail in the bill as to what would constitute meeting that duty.
We are noting the views of others, rather than expressing our own. So, you have not done any work on those targets; you have listened to what others have said.
However, Social Work Scotland has not expressed any significant concerns about being able to implement the updated guidance or, indeed, the assessment framework.
In the past week or so, concerns have begun to be expressed about secondary schools now moving towards prelim or mock exams, which they feel they need to do because they feel that they need to properly prepare pupils for what we are expecting—which is still a full set of exams.