 Thank you very much. That concludes topical questions, but we have also an urgent question today. Murdo Fraser. Murdo Fraser, to ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to those who are affected by the announced closure of the new school at Buttersdon. The decision to close the new school at Buttersdon is an incredibly sad announcement. It is a very special school located in my constituency that I know very well. Since its foundation Byronica Linklater, byronica's passion to design an educational setting that met the need to vulnerable young people, the new school has made a significant contribution to the nurture and development of many young people across Scotland. The announcement is particularly sad for children and young people, staff and the local community. The school's board of governors have not reached this decision lightly and all concerned are working fully in the interests of the children and young people at the school. Education Scotland convened a conference call with leaders from all relevant local authorities after the announcement yesterday. The local authorities affected have indicated that they are actively working to support the smooth transition of all children and young people presently attending the new school into alternative provision. Her Majesty's Inspector has attended the school yesterday and will remain there along with the representatives of the care inspectorate. PACE support is also being made available to the staff at the school. Education Scotland will continue to lize with local authorities and the school and will ensure that appropriate support is put in place. I thank the cabinet secretary for that very comprehensive response. I know that he is aware of the shock and dismay that there is among staff, people and families affected of those who have young people at this particular school. I will be very anxious about trying to find alternative provision in the very short space of time that has been made available. There are young people at the school for a variety of different local authorities. I understand that there are some 14 families in Perthick and Ross affected. In addition to what he has outlined, is there any specific assistance being offered to Perthick and Ross Council given the number of local families who are placed at the school? Perthick and Ross Council finds itself in a particularly intense position here with the largest number of young people from the local authority who are currently educated at the new school and also as the host authority for the school in terms of its wider provision. We have been in regular discussion with Perthick and Ross Council to provide the assistance that they require. Perthick and Ross Council have been contributing significantly to the multi-agency team that has been at the new school since this announcement became clear that it was going to be made yesterday to make sure that the support can be put in place. The focus work that is under way just now—there was a first summary conference call about this yesterday—there will be another one at 6 o'clock this evening—is designed to focus very directly on the needs of every single young person and to make sure that they can be supported and educated properly and that their families are engaged with satisfactorily to have confidence in those arrangements, because I accept and acknowledge the importance of that family confidence in the arrangements that are put in place. I assure the Parliament of the intense work that is going on that is focused very much on the short-term educational requirements of children and young people, but I also make sure that the staff, many of whom have given very many years of sustained devotion to the new school, are supported in dealing with what is a very sad set of circumstances. Murdo Fraser. Can I thank the cabinet secretary again for that response? He will be aware that many of the young people who were at the new school were previously in mainstream education in other state schools and subsequently were moved because of their educational needs to the new school. Is he satisfied that there are sufficient places available at other specialist schools elsewhere to accommodate those young people so that they will not require to return to mainstream education, which might not be suitable for their needs? The fundamental point here is that no decision should be taken about the placement of a young person in the educational setting that is in any way inappropriate for their requirements. That is the test that must be passed for every one of the young people who is affected here to make sure that they are properly supported and that their families have confidence in those arrangements. That work is under way, as we speak. There will be different elements of provision that are available and we need to go through a dialogue with individual parents to make sure that they have confidence in those arrangements and assure Parliament that that work is active under way and is engaging all of the local authorities that are involved in the education and care of the young people involved. Iain Gray is filled by Mark McDonald. Given what we know about the reduction in numbers of ASN specialist teachers in schools generally across Scotland, how will the Government ensure that any young person who does move from the new school into mainstream education will get the additional support that they need? It goes without saying that if a young person is being educated at the new school in Butterstone, it is a more expensive educational provision than if they are being educated in a mainstream setting. At a direct and blunt assessment of cost, the provision at the new school is more expensive than mainstream schooling. For local authorities that are affected, there will be resources that can be reallocated to ensure that the test that I set out in my earlier answer to Mordo Fraser is passed in that the decisions that are made about the educational provision for young people are made to address their own circumstances and that must be the hard question that is asked in all of those circumstances. I have this afternoon spoken with a constituent whose son has a diagnosis of ADHD and autistic spectrum disorder. The family had visited Butterstone last month for a tour and to sample some lessons. It had been due to visit last Tuesday for a three-day two-night assessment. That was called off at short notice, citing staff shortages, and it had been due to be rescheduled for next week. The family is now questioning whether the gravity of the financial issues was known to the school while they themselves were being shown around and prepared for assessment and they hoped placement. While I recognise that the first priority will be to support those children currently accommodated at the school, I can ask what support might be available for families such as my constituents who are working towards placement but now feel that they are back to square one. I would be grateful if Mr MacDonald would share with me the specific circumstances of that case because I think that I have had another case of its type where a young person would have essentially been accepted into the new school in Butterstone and due to be commencing education there this coming Monday and obviously the arrangements are now in some are very different as a consequence. If Mr MacDonald would share those details with me, I would happily include those in the work that is undertaken under the co-ordination of Education Scotland to make sure that the needs of every young person can be met in those circumstances. It is no secret that the new school of Butterstone were looking for new owners and that process had been under way and the new school were confident that they would secure new ownership to provide the type of leadership and direction that the school required and to enable it to provide the type of educational facility that Mr MacDonald's constituents would want to see available. That arrangement has not been successful and that is what has essentially precipitated the closure announcement. Those are very regrettable circumstances but I assure Mr MacDonald that I will do all that I can to try to address the needs of his constituents in that respect.