June 7, 2021, 12:06 am
New Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone said she is ‘very much a fan’ of the hybrid working arrangements introduced at Holyrood during the pandemic (Russell Cheyne/PA)
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Remote working arrangements for MSPs which were introduced as part of the Scottish Parliament’s response to coronavirus should remain in place once the pandemic has ended, the new Presiding Officer has said.
Alison Johnstone said she is “very much a fan” of the hybrid working arrangements – which have for the first time allowed MSPs to take part in committee meetings and Holyrood debates from their own homes.
The charity wants a ban on smoking outside school gates (Sean Dempsey/PA)
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More than 80% of Scots back a ban on smoking outside schools to protect children’s health, a survey indicates.
Charity partnership Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation Scotland surveyed 1,002 adults in Scotland and found four in five (81.1%) want smoking outside the school gates to be prohibited.
The charity said passive smoking, while harmful to all, is particularly dangerous for babies and children as their lungs are still growing.
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