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Information and Communications Technology To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of what plans local authorities intend to make to provide technical support in schools to assist teachers in the light of the provision for information and communications technology for schools through the excellence fund. (S1O-575) The Deputy Minister for Children and Education (Peter Peacock): The majority of authorities plan to use some of their excellence fund resources to improve technical support for ICT in schools.
Does the First Minister agree that the new constitution, far from setting up a European superstate, as the Eurosceptics and the Conservatives suggest it will do, will set up a flexible Europe with a stronger voice for nation states?
We know that situations change and that ministers must have some flexibility to deal with that. We have conceded the point in the past that legislation should contain such a provision.
It is not therefore possible to specify exactly what circumstances would cause the procedures to be invoked. The procedures are flexible and allow for a range of possible circumstances.
However, there are benefits in having flexibility—for example, to cover the return of a resident's relative who wishes to take over the management of the incapable adult's affairs.