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Official Report
Meeting date:
29 April 2010
Meeting of the Parliament 29 April 2010
It is encouraging that smoking during pregnancy has fallen from 29 per cent in 1995 to less than 20 per cent in 2008, although, as the research published earlier this week highlights, many pregnant women still find it difficult to quit in spite of all the best efforts of the NHS and others in Scotland.
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 March 2010
Meeting of the Parliament 11 March 2010
(S3O-9809) We are committed to improving the standards of education in the early years to ensure that every child has the best start in life. Research suggests that levels of highly trained staff are important in raising standards to improve children’s outcomes.
Official Report
Meeting date:
11 March 2010
Meeting of the Parliament 11 March 2010
One of the new reference groups that are being established under Scotland’s creative industries partnership will consider how best to support the needs of design services, including architecture, to ensure that the sector can flourish.
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 January 2010
Plenary, 21 Jan 2010
Last week, directors of education said that the Scottish Government was wrong to set a specific target of 18 or fewer pupils in all primary 1 to 3 classes since that artificial numerical target does not reflect the quality of teaching or the different needs of individual schools.Does the First Minister accept that the quality of teaching and the different needs of individual schools are paramount and that it should be entirely a matter for a headteacher to determine the class sizes that will best...
Official Report
Meeting date:
21 January 2010
Plenary, 21 Jan 2010
I am sure that that would reassure victims of such abuse and the organisations that represent their interests. No. Such matters are best left in the hands of the judiciary.
Official Report
Meeting date:
7 January 2010
Plenary, 07 Jan 2010
Given that the programmes have been such a success in those two areas, does he agree that we should use them as best practice and encourage other local authorities to promote similar programmes?
Official Report
Meeting date:
17 December 2009
Plenary, 17 Dec 2009
The Government asserts and sets out the importance that we attach to services that meet the needs of individuals and are deployed and delivered efficiently. The duty of best value, which was legislated for by the previous Administration, is significant in that respect.
Official Report
Meeting date:
10 December 2009
Plenary, 10 Dec 2009
What we do know is that the Tories' track record in Scotland has been to act against the best interests of the people of Scotland on many occasions, and we can expect more of the same.
Official Report
Meeting date:
3 December 2009
Plenary, 03 Dec 2009
It is right that we draw on whatever resources we can to ensure that our children have the best possible financial education.
Official Report
Meeting date:
3 December 2009
Plenary, 03 Dec 2009
Although I will write to NHS Lothian about that, how can we best improve provision for children in West Lothian, given the growing number of children in the region and the fact that one in 100 children has epilepsy?
