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Are you satisfied with the response, Fergus? The response of 26 October is factually informative; in it the Executive refers to section 16 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and to the Conservation of Seals Act 1970, but there is an inherent contradiction.
We have developed that by taking our group and the workers who support group representatives on visits to Polmont and Cornton Vale. That was worth while and was most beneficial at our meeting after the visits, as everyone had an input.
Since 1993, the proportion of the working-age population without qualifications has dropped from 26 per cent to 16 per cent. Around half of our young people undertake higher education.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
1 February 2006
Bute House is the only Scottish Executive building which is categorised as a residence, and procedures to ensure that residents, including visiting dignitaries etc, have access to medical advice or assistance have been in place for some time.
Items in Private I welcome committee members, visiting members, members of the press and members of the public to the ninth meeting in 2006 of the Environment and Rural Development Committee.
The second is a response from the minister about his visit to Craiginches prison. I suggest that in the first instance we send the response to Richard Lochhead for comment.
I am sure that they will find their visit educational.Following the point of order that was raised last week, I am keen to get through more questions and answers than we have done in the past couple of weeks.
The Grampian police advice to motorists was not to travel unless the journey was absolutely necessary and, in those circumstances, we felt it inappropriate to ask witnesses, the public, staff and members to make the visit. We will reschedule all the water witnesses to ensure that we hear evidence from everyone from whom we were going to hear in Aberdeen.