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Pupil Motivation Inquiry Agenda item 2 is on the report on our inquiry into pupil motivation. Following our previous meeting, the clerks circulated a revised draft report for comment.
I do not want to prejudice the timescale for the St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Bill. I have a couple of points that follow from your comments, convener, and from Murdo Fraser's comments.
The minister in whose name that letter was signed on 15 April has now moved on, but that should not affect the issue. I believe that we should follow the matter up as you suggest.I am also concerned about the additional paperwork that we have received this morning.
Will he encourage Aberdeenshire Council to follow the lead of councils such as Highland Council, Angus Council and Glasgow City Council in building new stand-alone special educational needs facilities in the interests of children with severe autism?
I do not know whether the Scottish Advisory Committee on Telecommunications still exists or whether it has merged into a UK advisory committee, but I met that committee on the issue. Following that, we also met some of the major telephone operators.
That would preclude this happening each time we consider such increases in fees. Following on from that, we assume that the Lord President asked for such information in the first case in order to reach his decision.
However, it is hoped that there will not be too many radical changes.It is proposed that, following today's meeting, the clerks will write to each objector on behalf of the committee to explain the groupings that it has agreed.
I understand John Swinney's concern and I, too, want to ensure that the project goes ahead as quickly as possible. I had meetings with officials following the commitment that I gave John Swinney in the chamber recently.
Work that arose from the former Justice 1 Committee's report is in progress, so it would be fair to follow it through, as Stewart Maxwell suggests, first by writing to the Faculty of Advocates for clarification on three areas.
I would be concerned if we were simply to investigate specific experiences of SIPs following complaints, rather than to consider the general issues that are highlighted.