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Cabinet secretary, you will probably recall that, when the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Bill went through the Parliament, there was some discussion about the level of prescription with regard to support for supported businesses.
He is playing about with politics, has no constructive solutions to bring forward for Scotland and is part of a party that has damaged the wellbeing of the people of Scotland by austerity.
Colleges Scotland (Budgets) To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns raised by Colleges Scotland that the role of colleges is being damaged by relentlessly falling budgets.
The Scottish Government will work closely with Screen Scotland, which has been exploring a number of options with Regional Screen Scotland in order to secure a sustainable future for the service both immediately and in the longer term.
I will start with a point of agreement, which is that the self-catering sector absolutely plays an integral role in Scotland’s tourism offering and our local economies.
When I became First Minister, the number of school teachers in Scotland was 49,521. Today, the number of school teachers in Scotland is 53,459, which is an 8 per cent increase.
Can he say more about what action the Scottish Government is taking to eradicate child poverty in Scotland despite the barriers that Westminster puts in the way?