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As members have said, local councils are often forced into selling off open space or football and sports fields to finance school building developments.The second aspect that must be addressed is the need to ensure that existing facilities are properly maintained. I have visited many ash parks that are almost grass parks purely because of poor maintenance b...
During that time, his wife, who fell and broke her hip when she was visiting the hospital, also had a prolonged hospital stay and, sadly, died very suddenly of an unrelated problem on the day that she was due to be discharged.
Members are probably fairly familiar with them, but it is good to have their names recorded in the Official Report.As the convener knows, my previous visit to the committee was within hours of my appointment to my present post and the circumstances were not the best for having a detailed exchange.
One group that we have discussed are public sector workers who might visit people in their own homes. I am thinking about workers such as social workers or housing officials who, because of the nature of the work, are often women and often go alone to people's homes.
I echo the call for the SNP to raise its game and to withdraw its amendment, so that the Parliament can present a united view. I visited Allied Distillers with John Healey, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, and my colleague John McFall.
A little time is needed before people get used to the new slot and for education centre programmes and visits from constituencies to be organised to accommodate the change.
Yesterday, the Parliament received a visit from two Canadian farmers who spoke about the problems not only of the effectiveness of GM crops but of market loss through contamination of GM-free produce.
We are considering whether it might be more appropriate to provide a sign language interpreter for First Minister's question time, which is a much more popular time for people to visit the chamber.We are reviewing the present policy and monitoring the usage of the contract.
That the Parliament congratulates Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of Her Golden Jubilee; expresses its gratitude for Her Majesty's outstanding public service and steadfast dedication to duty over half a century of immense change; affirms the respect that is held for Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland, and looks forward with anticipation to the continuation of that long and close association on the occasion of Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee tour of Scotland later this month and Her visit...