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The next question is, that amendment S3M-5871.1, in the name of Des McNulty, which seeks to amend motion S3M-5871, in the name of Michael Russell, on educating children and young people to compete in a globalised 21 st century, be agreed to.
The next question is, that amendment S3M-5334.1, in the name of Des McNulty, which seeks to amend motion S3M-5334, in the name of Margaret Smith, be agreed to.
My two amendments—amendments 30 and 31—are linked but distinct.Amendment 30 would strengthen the requirement for reliefs by switching the wording from “may” to “must”, which means that, instead of the Government being allowed to make provisions for reliefs, it would be required to do so.Regarding amendment 31, I accept that the Government has indicated that it intends to have a range of reliefs, but it would be good to pin...
Once we start bringing in this, that or the next thing, does it not all just become vague, so that it is then hard to pin down whether we are making progress?
You have already mentioned that your members believe that day trips, for example, have a lot more value. We need to pin this at the top-line level. The vision and purpose of education that came out of the national discussion have been set out in three strands—the impact on one’s individual life skills; the impact on the learning journey into work; and the i...
The increases in the Scottish child payment are welcome, but all hopes cannot be pinned on one policy. Tackling child poverty demands a joint effort from across government, encompassing housing, investment, jobs and childcare.
I appreciate that it is complex to pin Brexit on one thing, because it is a very fragmented picture, but I was surprised that there was no mention of it.
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6 January 2015