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However, even I was alarmed to read the evidence of Sue Brookes, a former governor of Cornton Vale, who talked about the frequency with which"women arrived at reception in Cornton Vale clearly not knowing who they were, let alone where they were".
Assisted-living technology has already been mentioned.Generally, the providers have been receptive to the notion that, in the current situation, it is reasonable that, if we must find efficiencies, they must find efficiencies.
There is churn as people go to and from court, in and out of prison, and through the reception process. Our resources would be far better employed in delivering treatment and rehabilitation programmes and other interventions.
Of course, we want the language to flourish and to be given the same respect as English, and it is desirable that certain front-of-house staff in Government reception areas are conversant in Gaelic.
When I attended the Oxford farming conference at the beginning of the year, I got a fantastic reception not only from the small Scottish delegation, but from the delegation from south of the border, because our agricultural policy is closer to what many farmers south of the border want.
The project will be a fully operational training hotel that provides students with opportunities to complete Scottish vocational qualifications in hospitality services such as reception, bar and restaurant service, food preparation and housekeeping in the context of a real hotel that caters for fee-paying guests.
New Labour is in thrall to big business, and it appears to neither understand nor care about the need to invest in and support the dynamic small enterprises that drive Scotland's economy.The SNP's brand of progressive social democracy and acting in the national interest chimes well with mainstream opinion in Scotland. That opinion is keen and receptive to a...
Anything that the Government can do to create a more efficient public service is in the interests of not only the public and the taxpayer, but public servants. People will be much more receptive to public servants when they are more effective.There is a contrast between the way in which the Scottish Government has gone about the process and the London Gover...
Within the plan, there is €335 million for marketing, €317 million for capital investment and product development and €148 million for training.We need to be much more receptive and proactive about getting investment.