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It is a fact that people in Scotland live shorter lives than people in some other parts of the United Kingdom, and we must bear that in mind when we make decisions on entitlement to services and concessions.
I want to ask the EIS a bit more about that and particularly about the professional focus papers that were published by Education Scotland as part of the agreement with the Scottish Government. Have those materials lived up to expectations? The professional focus papers were a useful contribution.
I will make the same point that I did to Andrew Wood in a throwaway remark the last time he was here: it is in the interests of people to earn a living, and the middleman is the person who stands to gain from a protracted discussion about rent.
I, my constituents and, frankly, anybody who lives within about 20 miles of Laurencekirk would be grateful if the committee could pursue the matter with Transport Scotland.
We need to be mindful that different families live in different ways. Fathers will be the primary carer for some families, and some parents are adoptive parents.
The £100 million Attainment Scotland Fund is a four year funding programme which is targeting support to authorities and schools with the highest concentrations of children and young people living in areas of multiple deprivation.