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As has been mentioned, Scotland’s smoking laws have been world leading, and it is to the Parliament’s credit that such laws were pushed through, with average smoking rates continuing to drop.
The Tories would do well to listen to the calls of not just the SNP but every other political party in this Parliament to halt the roll-out of universal credit and to end austerity policies, because all that such policies do is store up problems for the future—as the examples of the past show.
In Scotland, training has been tailored to meet the needs of curriculum for excellence, and has been placed on the Scottish credit and qualifications framework. Scottish Disability Sport initially received funding from Education Scotland and sportscotland to allow the national roll-out of workshops.
We have said that we will add 800 mental health professionals into the staffing, and we have done work to enhance health visitors. We are doing all of that. It is not all a future prospect.
My family and friends were amazed at how often he smiled, as newborn babies tend to just sleep. My health visitor commented that she had never seen a healthier baby.
Thank you. Having been a frequent visitor to Japan on business, I know that the Japanese are very generous—more than other people—in giving receptions and things like that.
The Scottish Government fund the Child Poverty Action Group Scotland a total of £997,481 over 2008-11 to deliver second tier tax credit and benefit advice training to frontline workers.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 September 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is intended that pilot projects will be undertaken on the uptake of working tax credits. I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27259 on 23 September 2009.