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Unless they are in the same situation regarding their own son or daughter, people might not be aware that a loophole means that the law does not extend to protecting Scots when they are abroad.Deaths abroad are not investigated here.
Later today, I am meeting someone whose son is an under-15 international player who has signed a contract, or an alleged contract, with a major Scottish club.
Something needs to bridge that gap, which a lot of people fall down. A woman in London lost her son—he was murdered in a stairwell. She went to court and she got justice, but she did not go out of her house for five years.
My office has been in touch with her son, and my officials are liaising closely with Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Board about the arrangements that are being made for her care.
I have often spoken to other parents about it when I have been picking my son up from nursery or playgroup. I am well aware of the pressures that people face in finding affordable childcare.
I would be grateful if you could come to a conclusion, Mr Carlaw. I will do so by saying that my son is at university in Aberdeen, so I get to visit Aberdeen quite regularly.
He told me that they are worried that their 13-year-old son and his friends are being treated as guinea pigs for a change that is unclear to them and to teachers.
I spoke of a woman called Sandra Webster, who has two autistic sons and is a carer. To me, she is a hero, because she spends all her time with her children, trying to ensure that they have a quality of life.