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Who here has heard of Andrew Hallidie, who lived from 1836 to 1900? He was from a Dumfriesshire family who settled in the United States, and he pioneered steel wire rope.
What is the thinking on that? We hope that the scheme will go live later on this year. The intention was that there would be a year’s grace and that retrospective checking would be implemented over the following three years.
All those situations and a myriad of others can be addressed by the bill, which will help to improve in a small and practical way the ordinary lives of the ordinary people of Scotland—which is what we are here for.
If we get the basics and the foundation of literacy correct, we will ensure that there are improved opportunities for young children and, as important, ensure that we do not live in a country in which adult literacy and numeracy rates are shameful.
On the one hand, the corporate body accepted that some commissioners—especially those with an advocacy role—would want to increase awareness; on the other hand, it was live to the fact that that, in turn, could generate more work.
As John Farquhar Munro rightly pointed out, TV services and the reception that people get should not depend on where they live—especially as everyone pays the same licence fee.
As we know, many children have a lot of changes of circumstances in their lives. The provision would open up a range of appeals for families in a way that might not be helpful.
There are also social marketing campaigns and healthy living awards to improve the standard of catering.There is a raft of other work, so the regulations do not stand alone.