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In particular, I pay tribute to Margaret Ann Cummings, not least because it was the tragic death of her son Mark at the hands of Stuart Leggate, that prompted her petition, PE862.
Euan Robson mentioned a family that lost all four sons. There is not a family in the Highlands or in Scotland as a whole that was not touched by the first world war.
The removal of school fees would help girls, in particular, as poor parents often choose to educate their sons first. Free school meals and school attendance grants would also help.