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Mr Gordon might well have done so, but I know that I did, too, because the Parliament was in recess at the time and I was at home waiting patiently for the birth of my son. As I understand it—I hope you can confirm this—the issue is that people with learning disabilities are being penalised.
Former Gurkha officer Major Bill MacKay from my constituency tells of serving with Sergeant Sunar Gurung, whose six sons also served with the regiment. Between them, they gave well over 70 years' service to this country.
It sat in the offices at WESTMARC—the west of Scotland mobility and rehabilitation centre—for all that time due to a lack of staff to fit her son in the chair. Again, that is clearly not acceptable.
As a result of one such experiment the other week, we are having to repaint the front porch.Normally, I would blame the parents, but as there is barely a science O-grade between my wife and me, my sons' enthusiasm appears to defy simple genetics.
By giving people access to high-quality fresh food through working in partnership with supermarkets or through schemes such as farmers markets, local producers have more chance of getting their produce from the farm to the table.I will say a few words about animal welfare, which Rob Gibson mentioned briefly.
A number of years ago, a member of our Scottish transplant group whose son had donated organs around the turn of the millennium told me that she had been struck by the lack of training of the people who approached potential donors and their families.