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I find it slightly difficult to pin down in my mind exactly what the order means by parents. That may sound odd, but I am aware that it will include adoptive parents, for example.
I have read and reread your letter of 16 June, including the paragraph on policy objectives, but—it may be because it is after lunch—I am having difficulty getting my head round the arguments.
Sometimes, young people from one area are reluctant to go even to an adjacent area only half a mile away, as there may be various reasons why it would not be regarded as safe to do that.
I suggest that we still take the quarterly update from the minister in May but that we also have a discussion with him in early September, as the UK kicks off its presidency.
Personally, I think that that fear is exaggerated, but members may think that it is appropriate at least to highlight the issue to the lead committee, so that there is a record of the potential problem.
The discussion will be about the future of Scottish rugby and how the present situation will affect it—I suspect that the effect will not be positive, but we may be of assistance in drawing out some of the issues.
The types of emergency in relation to which functions may be conferred are to be specified by order and will not include fire and road traffic accidents, which are dealt with elsewhere.
We will vote on the options if we need to, because we must decide whether to investigate the issue.Members indicated agreement. May I raise an issue? Is it about what we have been discussing?