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Are they sympathetic to the range of views that has been expressed, perhaps including your proposal to allow people to participate more easily as elected representatives?
Are schools, general practitioners, health visitors and other community professionals geared up to look out for the signs and investigate whether a youngster is taking on caring responsibilities?
After all, the big boys and girls in the sector can generally take care of themselves.Concerns have also been expressed about the commencement date of 2009.
For example, the question might be asked, "Committee X last year expressed some concerns about this and that in your annual report; what would you do to tackle that if you were reappointed?"
The rate of council tax collection in Scotland is lower than is desirable and I have expressed that view to COSLA. The average collection rate is lower in Scotland than it is south of the border.