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The most recent substantive piece of research showed that nine out of 10 people thought that it was okay for a man to do a job of care, but the same research showed that two thirds of parents would not encourage their son to enter a care career. A third of the 16 to 25-year-olds who were asked whether they would want to work in care said no, and another thi...
It is good to see another Kilmarnock supporter here, Willie, and it is good to be here in Edinburgh after a recent victory—I just wanted to get that off the table.I guess that I should expose myself— You just have.
Families and friends gather to celebrate the beautiful game. When sons and daughters attend their first live match, the experience stays with them for ever.
You talked about the impact on the next generation. I have a 24-year-old son who will sit and watch some football, but he is doing two or three other things at the same time.
This week, when I said that I was going to make a speech on potholes, one constituent told me that her son had written off his car, driving from Carnoustie to Arbroath, after going over a pothole at night, that she said he could not see.
Those are powerful and emotive lyrics—members should be grateful that I chose not to sing them. I am sure that my son, as a big fan, would have volunteered to do so, and I know that we look forward to hearing Skipinnish perform the song live at the Royal Highland Show next month.
I finish with the lines of poetry that Jenni Minto mentioned: “where, in sun and moonlit flash of gunfire, my women, saving lives, proved what’s plain as day: that we are equal— daughters, sons, husbands, wives.” Thank you, minister.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 December 2010
My officials are studying the judgement in the case of between The Queen (on the application of TA Gwillim and Sons) and the Welsh Ministers as delivered by the Court of Appeal.