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He said:“we seem to have retreated from colleges’ role in lifelong learning. ... We know that people’s lives change and that the economy changes, and yet we no longer seem to have the capacity in the college system to respond to those changes”.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will establish an independent living task force to consider properly how independent living concerns can be fully integrated into public policy.
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Date answered:
5 September 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will establish an independent living task force to consider properly how independent living concerns can be fully integrated into public policy.
I declare a personal interest in that I live in Cumbernauld. As a resident, I have watched the town be castigated over many years by those who feel that it is not a pleasant place.
Trade disputes may seem far removed from most people’s day-to-day lives, but the impact of the tariffs on Scottish businesses, and potentially on people’s jobs, is immediate and real.
It is important that the strategy is a living document. There is also a call for a strengthened commitment to reforestation, which can be seen as going hand in glove with that.
It is about bringing the benefits of woodland to those who live in urban areas and ensuring that we work in those areas where the vast majority of people live.