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Certain representatives and some community councils were involved, but HIAL decided who it would talk to, when it would talk to them and how the engagement would be done.
Question 7 has not been lodged.Tree Planting (2025-26 Targets) Tree Planting (2025-26 Targets) I remind members of my entry in the register of members’ interests, which shows that I own a farm in Moray, which includes some trees.
Do you accept that, this winter, more people will die of cancer and other health harms that could have been prevented and that that will be a knock-on effect of Covid?
I am aware of the history of the issue—it goes back many years—and it is imperative that we have the right provision at the right time, which requires resources.
They know how to manage their money incredibly well, so we should give them the money and the ability to make the decision to work out how best to budget. It might be that their children’s birthdays are clustered around February so that is their particular financial pressure point.
I certainly think that this is an important issue to discuss. I will go through some of the points that have been made. A number of people talked about employers and public sector colleges and schools that are doing an excellent job.
I commend the petitioner for drawing attention to the issue, but it is reasonable to point out that the Government was already on the ball in considering the matter.
They talked a lot about how they learn. As a starting point, we are not looking to push single issues, but we will look at the complex issues that exist in relation to the curriculum and teacher training.