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We encouraged all individuals and families to press for their full rights in respect of both cancelled travel arrangements and additional accommodation and living expenses. As the minister might know, I have been contacted about this issue by several constituents, one of whom is due nearly £400 but has had his attempts to claim back his money stonewalled by...
Given the number and range of people living in Scotland who do not have English as a first language, it is correct that we enable them to access public services in the same way as everybody else.
Yesterday, I was above the snow line west of Braemar with people who are extremely concerned about the lack of resources available to those who live right at the end of the line. The people who could do a good job running the local volunteer fire brigade are the very people who might be the first aid responders, the local ambulance drivers and—an important ...
However—to give an important reassuring message to people who live in Kinloch Rannoch—it is important to understand that all out-of-hours services in Scotland are required to meet standards that are developed by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland to ensure a safe, quality service for patients.
Fortunately, when I visited Fife in the summer, I encountered a more positive frame of mind.VisitScotland now lives on the web and the high-quality brochures that it has produced are there for all to see, access and receive.
Of those people, 4,596 will benefit from projects that are aimed specifically at those who live in Glasgow. In addition, 65,535 people will be supported by projects that will operate across more than one local authority area, including Glasgow.
I am more than happy to make it clear that the Scottish Government's position is that weapons of mass destruction are militarily ineffective in dealing with the troubles that we face in the world; economically unaffordable when we have the crisis of cuts in public services; and morally reprehensible in the world in which we live. Members have previously bee...
I am happy to accept other nominations and for us to have a vote—it would produce a bit of excitement in our lives. No. Given the new directives that are coming, it is extremely important that the committee is fully aware of what is happening.