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The only issue that could come into play in such cases is the length of time that things take. In children’s lives, things happen quickly, so any undue delay in an appeal could have a disproportionate effect on their lives.
We must try to keep young people involved in sport, which should be an enjoyable activity throughout their lives. However, as has been said, we should not focus exclusively on sport.
Halls of residence are a form of accommodation in which people live in very close proximity. Why was that not identified as a risk and why was there not a better plan for people arriving at the start of this term?
The proposed new subsection (4) states: “For the purposes of subsection (2), the needs of a person who lives in Scotland are to be regarded as all arising while in Scotland.”
Mr Russell flagged up the potential for the proposed UK internal market to have an impact on the Scottish Parliament’s ability to legislate on high environmental standards, which is a live issue, particularly this week, given some of the comments about animal welfare and food standards that are out there.
Will you explain what not having a court in place to deal with environmental protections could mean to people in Scotland? How could that impact on their lives? What could possibly happen as a result of that?
For example, we heard evidence of situations where an SSPCA inspector goes and visits a trap that contains a live animal that is fighting for its life.