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Local authorities are acutely aware that children in their areas need to be cared and catered for, that poverty is a blemish on Scotland and that, if children live in poverty in their areas, they need to deal with those children effectively.
Like other marine mammals, seals are difficult to count. They spend most of their lives—other than during breeding periods—in or under water, so it is challenging to obtain a precise estimate of the total population size.
Like any other public service, the Scottish Prison Service has to live within its budget, and that budget has grown ever tighter during this period of austerity.
I would not ask you to go into detail. I realise that it is a live situation. Members should be careful in their questioning to take cognisance of cases that are live.
However, more than 50 per cent of sight loss can be avoided, and many older people are needlessly living with sight loss. Almost two thirds of sight loss in older people is caused by refractive error and cataract.
The meeting included Charles Strang of the APRS, who lives in Yetholm in the Scottish Borders and who is particularly passionate about the Cheviots as a candidate for a national park, and Mr Mayhew.