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As the cabinet secretary knows, vessel 802 is intended to serve Lochmaddy and Tarbert. However, there have been calls from the communities of North Uist and Harris for each area to have a dedicated vessel. What consideration is the Scottish Government giving to that question, which has been raised for some years?
7. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote Scottish literature in schools. (S6O-00257)
Will the cabinet secretary say whether the Government feels that there are lessons to learn from other countries around Europe, where learning extensively about their country’s literature is almost without exception regarded as an essential outcome of secondary education for learners?
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Entered the Scottish Parliament on 3 May 2007 — Election
Also represented Western Isles
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