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I am extremely disappointed by the progress that has been made on the petition, so could we ask whether there are any barriers that will prevent the application from progressing?

Considering the response from the Government, I would like to close the petition under rule 15.7 of the standing orders, on the basis that the Scottish Government has committed to expand early learning and childcare to one and two-year-olds. The plan states that, from 2023-24 onwards, the Scottish Government will

“start to develop, trial and evaluate models of provision.”

Considering the information we have received back, I think that the petition has achieved what it was meant to achieve. I would like to close the petition under rule 15.7 of the standing orders, on the basis that the Scottish diabetes group is continuing to develop the national diabetes dataset, SCI-Diabetes using data to inform on-going commitments related to the “Diabetes Improvement Plan: Diabetes Care in Scotland—Commitments for 2021-2026”, and has discussed the women’s health plan at Scottish diabetes group and national diabetes MCN meetings to ensure widespread awareness of the policy and its impact on the diabetes improvement plan.

Like, I assume, most of the committee, I would like to keep the petition open and gather more evidence on what the petition asks for. I would like to write to several stakeholders, including the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, the Educational Institute of Scotland, Unison, the General Teaching Council for Scotland and the Scottish Social Services Council.

Can we ask, when we contact the Royal Conservatoire—I believe from the evidence that you mentioned that there are 30 funded places—whether it is filling all 30 places for Scottish students?

Perhaps Nikola Brigden has something to add.

Nikola Brigden, do you have anything to add?

I am looking at the size of the metal rods in the pictures. Mr Barr, how hard would it be for a headstone to fall over if the rods had been inserted but the cement base had still gone round a bit?

The practices of laying headstones down flat and digging trenches around them have been heavily criticised. Is it feasible to ban or restrict those practices?

Is it feasible to ban or restrict the practices of laying headstones down flat and digging trenches around them?