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I remember in my early years in the Parliament people complaining to MSPs about mobile phone masts—they thought that the radio waves would fry their or their children’s brains.
Further to the question that was asked by Joan McAlpine, MSPs heard on Friday that, in a survey, 20 per cent of wedding venue owners said that they have had suicidal thoughts at the situation that they face.
If you would like—I would not presume—convener, I could give you more information on that. I know that, as a local MSP, that has been an area of keen interest to you.
I agree that it has been badly hit, but evidence from research, and from my own inbox as an MSP for a rural area, suggests that rural hospitality has been even worse hit for a variety of reasons.
You will be pleased to know that I am happy with that, convener. If panel members could look into MSPs’ inboxes, they would see concerns about childcare and broadband.
I welcome Karen Watt, the chief executive of the Scottish Funding Council, and Richard Lochhead MSP, the Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science in the Scottish Government.
Everybody working together and collaborating is the future of social care. 10:45 A number of MSP colleagues have questions. Sandra White has just reminded me she has a question about personal protective equipment.