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The test is perfectly sensible, but the concern that we have expressed is that it would be for the Scottish Legal Aid boardd to determine what is in the best interests of the child, which it is not in a position to do and for which it is not the appropriate judge.
However, I hope that this initial feedback on the concerns that have been expressed has been useful. Thank you for your willingness to answer a question on something that was not the subject of today's considerations.
The Scottish Government’s child poverty strategy for Scotland expresses its commitment to focus on the need to tackle the long-term drivers of poverty through early intervention and prevention, partnership and holistic services.
I want to discuss how learning and education are expressed in the 2020 Strategy. We would like them to be expressed much more in terms of connectivity between learning and work, which could be enabled through the development and use of skills.
Voluntary organisations in Scotland have expressed deep concern about a proposal to remove attendance allowance from individuals and to make it part of the package of care.
In that part of the country, people often find it difficult to express themselves and the subject is very useful in enabling young people to express their feelings.
The dispute, I should add, is unnecessary and has been brought about exclusively by management. The expressions of support for the staff seem almost to have fallen on deaf ears, with the company taking a hard line against its staff.