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If we adopt that approach and address the issues in that order, so that the reader can see the continuum through pre-school, primary, secondary, further and higher education, that will set the bill in context.
In addition to that, the Association of University Teachers made a specific point in its evidence about the pre-1992 universities having academic freedom already built into legislation, while that does not apply to the post-1992 institutions.
From time to time, people raise the issue of the level of pre-service training for teachers. Some teachers complain about the lack of time that is devoted to special needs during pre-service courses.
It was not in the gift of an individual member of that committee to decide to pre-empt that agreement. The Standards and Public Appointments Committee noted Mr Monteith's position, as set out to the commissioner and repeated in a separate submission to the committee.
Savings provisions are also made, to preserve certain activities under the pre-CAR system of controls over the water environment or to preserve cross-references to terms used in the enactments that are being repealed, where appropriate.
I could ask him if he is prepared to do that, as that would allow the Scottish Executive's position to be contextualised prior to the events taking place. I cannot pre-empt the First Minister's intentions; I simply welcome the fact that he has noticed the petitions and wants to ensure that the committee knows that he is prepared to make a positive response,...