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I congratulate Cathie Craigie on her efforts. The work that one sees when visiting schools around Scotland is superb and is contributing more than somewhat to the enhanced education of our young people.
We will ensure that we get them. When I and the clerk visited Brussels a fortnight ago, we met someone in the relevant directorate-general who I think said that the report is due on 14 November.
During the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth games, Manchester saw an additional 1 million visitors, many of whom went on to visit other parts of the country. We expect the 2012 games and a Glasgow games in 2014 to have a similarly positive impact on tourism.
Does the minister acknowledge the shocking levels of obesity and dental decay among young children, even among pre-school children? Cutting the number of visits that health visitors make from six to four will not help that situation.
Mordechai Vanunu (PE864) Petition PE864 by Mick Napier calls on the Scottish Parliament to congratulate Mordechai Vanunu on his election as the 119th rector of the University of Glasgow on a platform of support for Palestinian human rights and opposition to all weapons of mass destruction in the middle east and to call on the British Government to exert pressure on Israel to release Mr Vanunu to allow him to visit...
That would not only encourage people to visit Fife—where there is a feeling, particularly in the tourism sector that there is a conspiracy to close Fife down altogether—but it would free up commuter traffic at busy times.