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It is difficult to say precisely how that might change or develop without pre-empting the outcome of the consultation and the strategic working group's consideration of the issue.
I urge the Executive to increase funding for local authorities to enable them to employ more nursery nurses and pre-school staff who can run Gaelic nurseries, thus ensuring that children can enter school fluent in the language.
However, we should bear in mind the fact that there are several different phases in the consultation process for all Scottish Parliament legislation. There is a pre-legislative stage before a bill even goes to a committee.
I point out that if amendment 8 is agreed to, amendment 40 will be pre-empted; if amendment 10 is agreed to, amendment 41 will be pre-empted; and if amendment 12 is agreed to, amendment 49 will be pre-empted.