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What promise can he give—that can be believed—that it will be completed by 2024? Edward Mountain has done his best to cast doubt on the building of a new prison for Inverness but, despite his somewhat deliberate mischief, the naysayer has been proven wrong once again.
In addition, e-Sgoil will be providing an Easter senior-phase study support programme, which will begin in April; it is currently gathering input from learners to best design that programme. Teachers are contracted to work 195 days a year.
Changes have been a necessity for councils adapting to the Covid situation around them, and I believe that local authorities do what they can to best meet the needs of the people who live in their areas.
Schools and local authorities are working hard to do the best that they can for their young people, while prioritising the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of learners.
We have already launched our £3 billion green investment portfolio and will launch our inward investment plan in October this year to build on our performance as the best-performing place in the United Kingdom, outside of London, in attracting inward investment.
I recognise the importance of ensuring that the commissioner exercises their functions with due regard to the equality duties, and I consider that this order offers the best approach to ensure that that happens.
With my Government officials and Creative Scotland, I am finalising decisions on how we can best act. I am very keen to make announcements as soon as possible, because we need to get those funds up and running.