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PE792 calls on the Parliament to inform the parents of children in school and pre-school in Scotland of the research findings of various paediatric scientists who have identified inflammatory bowel disease and other bowel disorders in many autistic children, and to ensure that their children are entitled to free gastro-enterological investigation and treatm...
Examples from Lochinver and Assynt spring to mind, but there are many others. In order that people can live in parts of the world where the rocks are at the surface and there is very little soil, we must look to SEPA to be proactive in helping ahead of time.
How practical is the proposal involving parent-teacher associations? There are many such organisations, but I do not know whether a central register of information is kept.
First, it is a great pleasure to be here. I look forward to passing many long hours with the committee in discussion of issues that are critical to the health of Scotland.In response to the question, we should consider the model that the Irish have adopted.
Part of the reason for that is the fact that the problems that communities in Edinburgh and Kirkcaldy are experiencing are severe. I know that many members of the public are keen for us to address the issue.
We should also ask the Royal College of General Practitioners to give evidence, because—let us face it—many people with such disorders turn up in the first instance at GPs and get no help at all.
That is along the lines of what I was going to say. It seems like many years ago, but it is not that long since I was on the Equal Opportunities Committee and something similar to this came up, which I think is what started the discussion about whether the Executive would carry out the research.
I would like to think that product design could be higher up the list of priorities in Scotland, and I would be interested to find out why the Executive has said what it has said. I am sure that many companies in Scotland could play a role in influencing product design.
Is the minister truly aware of the impact of high fuel prices in constituencies such as mine where, as has been said many times before, the car is not a luxury but an essential requirement for getting to work?