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We know that the education establishment is the key battleground in tackling health inequalities, and perhaps tying that up with activities such as sport, art, music and drama at the same time would encourage children to come to school early.
The facility is on target to deliver more than 11,000 cataract operations through core activity in the year to March 2023. The board’s endoscopy plan will also provide capacity for more than 7,500 patients in 2023-24.
In it—I hope that the Minister will listen to this—he said that “timescales are challenging and substantial risks remain, including ... getting operational staffing in place.”
I am very pleased to say that the national health service is a very active employer of apprentices. It uses the various frameworks across foundation apprenticeships, modern apprenticeships and graduate apprenticeships.
With the omicron variant spreading throughout Scotland, what advice can the Deputy First Minister give to my constituents who have delayed getting booster jags because of the storm disruption?
The First Minister mentioned that strike-breaking activity took place in 2009. For the record, no such strike-breaking action took place, and the statement that the Glasgow City Council issued to that effect is inaccurate.
Our women in conflict 1325 fellowship programme with Beyond Borders Scotland is a good example of Scotland’s contribution to peacemaking activity. Scotland also has a proud academic tradition of international relations in conflict.
I would also be interested to find out from Scottish Swimming where it is in the discussion about expanding its programme and what action is proposed. I would like to get an understanding of what public information initiatives are under way in relation to encouraging people to swim for the reasons that Mr Sweeney identified.
To support the industry, will the cabinet secretary accelerate the implementation of the SEPA environmental framework for controlled activities regulations licences, which will show the progress that the industry has made?