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I give notice that I withdraw question 7.The minister is aware that there is a particular need for audiology services in my constituency, where many former workers in heavy industry suffer hearing loss.
National Health Service (Costs for Treatment Abroad) To ask the Scottish Executive what the implications are for the national health service in Scotland of the European Court of Justice ruling in the case of Mrs Yvonne Watts and how many persons resident in Scotland have since 1999 requested reimbursement of costs incurred in respect of operations undertak...
It is clear to me that youngsters in Scotland—where extended families no longer exist in communities as they once did and where many of the affected youngsters no longer have parents who are good role models in this modern age—need to be able to learn some of those skills in the classroom.
I prefer to highlight successes in Scotland and I will continue to do so. I think that there are many who would hope that Scottish Enterprise had the same primitive grasp of arithmetic that the First Minister has.
Antisocial Behaviour Orders (South Lanarkshire) To ask the Scottish Executive how many antisocial behaviour orders have been applied for in South Lanarkshire and how many have been granted by courts in Lanark and Hamilton respectively.
Members indicated agreement. This subject is fascinating. Many of the issues are policy matters for the Health Committee, but the order is a good example of the sort of issue that was highlighted by Sarah Boyack, I think it was, in relation to agricultural support.
That is not surprising; I have not got a clue either and, as previous parliamentary answers have disclosed, no one knows how many rehabilitation places there are in Scotland because the information is not held centrally.