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The parents of children at Drummond school are an example: last week, I received information on a parent survey that showed that some parents have had to wait 10 years to get occupational therapy for their children. It is heartbreaking for MSPs to have to write to health boards and schools on these matters.I have heard about an implementation plan for Highl...
I remind the cabinet secretary that that point was often raised by the SNP MSP Duncan Hamilton in the first session of Parliament.Highland also faces significant consultant travel time and costs: out-of-hours services in Highland are five times more costly than those in urban areas, and specialist peripheral outpatient clinics and other facilities are requi...
However, as a parent, I keep returning to the fact that my daughter, who will start school in 2010 as the child of two MSPs, will receive a free school meal for three years.
The point was made that communities are often concerned if, for example, a proposal is made to close or relocate a local court, and that MSPs want to be able to debate the case for closure or relocation with an elected representative.
It is a huge issue in the Highlands as well. I think that the MSPs around this table are aware of the huge issues around access to psychologists, as opposed to psychiatrists.
We reach higher levels when ministers and members of the Scottish Parliament visit, because companies are interested in how the Government is working to accommodate businesses' needs and are interested in having open dialogue with ministers and MSPs. To me, those are benefits that we get from Scotland week that do not exist for the other 51 weeks of the yea...