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We previously considered the petition in November of last year, when we agreed to write to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities to seek data on how many schools provide swimming lessons as part of the curriculum.
If we reach a peak point and only so many people have been trained and there are only so many supervisors, we could add resources and throw more bodies at it, but that must be controlled and managed.
I acknowledge your underlying point that many local authorities face huge financial pressures, as does the Scottish Government, particularly this year.
There will be political choices to be made. That is one of the many, many reasons why I think that we should remain in the EU, so that we are part of a progressive movement on such issues and do not run the risk of being part of a regressive movement on them.