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In one hour, we delivered 160 items throughout the school and made an impressive £300 profit. For Christmas we produced de luxe toiletry baskets and colourful baskets of sweets, which were snapped up.
The representation made it clear that fear of de-listing was preventing suppliers making complaints under the code, together with concerns about lack of substantive penalties for non-compliance.
There is a bit of an image problem: working in remote or rural areas can be seen as a cul-de-sac in one's career. What we have going for us, and what we need to market a bit more, is the scope of practice.
David Davidson mentioned education programmes. Should the attempt to de-normalise smoking among adults and in society in general be part of such programmes so that we educate young people that smoking is not normal?
In association with the police, we have held courses for all staff on de-escalation techniques and basic self-defence.I probably take a slightly different view on an issue that was raised earlier.
I am not sure how further study would assist us in assessing an impact that is, de facto, nil. That more or less corroborates what SNH has said to us: it would be nice for us to have the assessment, but not necessary.The point that SNH raises about Atlantic salmon is more important, concerning why the environmental statement did not recognise Atlantic salmo...
If so, and if that lack of awareness leads the select committee to recommend the introduction of something de novo down south, are you also concerned that that could lead to duplication and a reinvention of the wheel?
I repeat that that was not how the point was put to us, but de facto that is what happens.Finally, there is a need to continually benchmark the services that are provided through visitscotland.com with those of our competitors to ensure that we remain ahead of the game and that we monitor progress.
If a committee takes the witness down an avenue—or a cul-de-sac—that the witness does not want to go down, the witness might appear defensive and might end up looking a bit lost for words.