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No such advice has been given.The pattern of school provision and catchment areas is best determined at locallevel. Many children travel considerable distances to and from school in many partsof Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Executive how much rural land is currently held by each local authority under the Common Good Fund and whether such land is being managed in the best way to ensure sustainable development or the well-being of the communities on whose behalf the land is held.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
10 October 2001
We believe the decision about buying is a matter for the individual crofter, who is best able to judge where the balance of advantage lies in his/her own case.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it can provide examples of local authority best and worst practice in the provision of free school meals, with particular regard to ensuring the anonymity of pupils receiving free school meals.