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They are all up for as much sustainable transportation as possible, but they need a car parking space for a specific reason—whether because they are driving on to work or for X, Y and Z reasons. That is the biggest issue that we face in a school design programme.
I know that all the reports are on the web, but teachers have 35 hours of continuing professional development time and they do not want to use it all reading review reports.The impact must be on learning and teaching, and the outcome for pupils must come first.
What can the Government do to ensure that there is more management training provision? The issue was raised during a visit to Paisley and with SDS at yesterday’s meeting of the Education and Culture Committee, and there is a general feeling that it might be a challenge.
Farming for a better climate is a good initiative of which I am very proud. I have visited some of the farms that have taken part in the scheme—I recommend members do that, too, if there are any in their constituencies.
However, farmers will listen to their peers. I have been to visit Robert Neill’s farm at Upper Nisbet, down in the Borders, and I recommend that Claudia Beamish, Jim Hume—if he has not already been there; I am sure that he has—and others visit it.
As we have heard, it is likely that, once the figures have been analysed and the numbers are in, we will find that Scotland has benefited financially and in terms of return visits from our hosting of the Ryder cup.
We are very grateful to the stakeholder organisations, which have discussed the issues very frankly not only with us but with each other and have made great efforts to facilitate the visits and wider engagements that have taken place across Scotland’s farms.
That is not a reflection on the kingdom of Tonga—it looks like a beautiful place to visit—but we would have to be very targeted because of the impact that we would look to make.