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That includes the voluntary sector.I am concerned to ensure that we get the most out of the child protection committees and the best use of the child protection register.
We will continue to work with local authorities, including Strathclyde Passenger Transport, because they are best placed to judge how to implement local schemes.
In Scotland, we will continue to make reforms in education that will best meet the needs of our young people and close the opportunity gap for those who have, in the past, not succeeded.
The presumption must be that siblings should have contact. That would be the best way of proceeding. I am not clear about what we could do in legal terms to make the situation any easier than it is, given that the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 is a recent piece of legislation and a vast improvement on what existed before.
I am sure that the minister will agree that the potential benefits of NHS 24 will be best appreciated in remote rural parts, where access to any form of medical assistance might be many hours away.
Therefore, it would be useful to get some information from them about how they think we can best proceed on the issue. If members are content that we send those specific letters and that we also make a general call for written evidence, we can accept that part of the paper.
It would be quite useful for the committee to discuss that subject. The best way of doing so would be to invite those organisations that have sent submissions—some of which are lengthy and useful—to talk to us about the issues, which go to the heart of the discussions that we had in Brussels.