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Can the minister provide an update on the progress of the joint programme with NHS Education for Scotland and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, which is aimed at encouraging more students to consider careers in pharmacy?
Will the cabinet secretary commit to matching last year’s funding, to ensure that tackling child poverty and hunger programmes that local councils across Scotland had already planned can go ahead?
Business Motion The next item of business is consideration of business motion S6M-08894, in the name of George Adam, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. I invite George Adam to move the motion.
(S6O-01763) Tackling the poverty-related attainment gap remains the priority for the Scottish Government, and it is at the heart of our ambitious reform programme, which aims to provide learners with the best opportunities to succeed.
We have been through the design phase, learning from and building on successful existing programmes such as the national transition training fund and the young persons guarantee.
I am pleased to reiterate what I have just said, which is that progress is being made on the small vessel replacement programme, with design work well under way.
With the universities of Dundee and St Andrews, we have established a graduate entry medicine programme that focuses on remote and rural medicine and healthcare improvement.
Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees to the following revision to the programme of business for Thursday 7 October 2021— after followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Carer’s Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill insert followed by Withdrawal of SSIs—George Adam Motion agreed to.