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As politicians, we have to do our best to put ourselves into teachers’ shoes and understand the 21st century classroom environment and the pressures that teachers face.
It would be for the Scottish Government, in discussion with COSLA and ALACHO, to decide whether that was the best vehicle to get appropriate guidance for housing options.
I wonder how much cross-pollination or exchange of information there is in order to achieve best practice. It looks as if there is consistency in some areas, but I suggest that, in other areas, communication is not as thorough as it might be.
That is now in place and there is a decline in the audit fees over the best part of three or four years. I will open up the questioning to other committee members.
Do the witnesses share his concern? Clarity is the best way forward, and guidance, if it can be given, certainly makes it easier for the professions to get to grips with the situation at an early stage.
What health benefits are being claimed, if any? The best or closest analogy that I can use to answer that question relates to the pattern of health harms that arise from oral tobacco use in Sweden.