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Scottish Government Events Monday 5 October John Swinney: Welcomes International Teachers' Day (09:30) (Twitter) Desk Contact: Iain Monk 07771 555601 Michael Matheson: Welcomes 200 funded sustainable and active travel projects through Smarter Choices Smarter Places programme (10:00) (quote in news release, Twitter) Desk Contact: Alison McDonald 07833 402263 Ash Denham: Attends the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Annual Performance Review, St Andrew's House (09:00) (Twitter) Desk Contact: Chris Johnson 07580 750033 Christina McKelvie: Welcomes GirlGuiding Scotland's campaign to challenge how women and girls are represented in the media (10:00) (quote in news release, Twitter) Desk Contact: Kirsty Jenkins 0131 244 3054 Clare Haughey: Launches autism awareness campaign and digital support tool for people with autism (09:30) (news release, Twitter) Desk Contact: Kirsty Jenkins 0131 244 3054 Tuesday 6 October Humza Yousaf: Publication of Reconviction statistics in Scotland 2017-18 (news release, Twitter) Desk Contact: Linsey Stewart 07580 789429 Humza Yousaf: Publication of HMICS annual report Desk Contact: Jackie Stewart 07825 352260 Fiona Hyslop: Launches £25 million National Transition Training Fund to help people at risk of redundancy retrain for a new career (12:45) (news release, Twitter) Desk Contact: Lucy Smith 07870 218112 Wednesday 7 October Maree Todd: Chairs virtual meeting of the Early Learning and Childcare Joint Delivery Board (10:00) Desk Contact: Chris Johnson 07580 750033 Aileen Campbell and Shirley-Anne Somerville: Chair meeting of Social Renewal Advisory Board (09:30) (Twitter) Desk Contact: Kirsty Jenkins 0131 244 3054 Roseanna Cunningham: Comments on the Climate Change Committee's Scottish Progress Report 2020 (00:01) Desk Contact: John Fitzgerald 07468 756374 Thursday 8 October Aileen Campbell: Speaks at Housing Policy in Scotland conference about the new regulatory framework, protecting vulnerable groups and the Government’s long-term strategy (09:00) (Twitter) Desk Contact: Kirsty Jenkins 0131 244 3054 Roseanna Cunningham: Welcomes Clean Air Day (10:00) Desk Contact: Esme Allen 07557 087605 Kevin Stewart: Speaks at Chartered Institute of Housing virtual summit on homelessness (09:45) (Twitter) Desk Contact: Henry Bird 07585 205894 Mairi Gougeon: Meets Rural Youth Project to discuss young people’s experiences of living in rural areas (09:00) (Twitter) Desk Contact: Gerard Klein 0131 244 6928 Friday 9 October Ash Denham: Welcomes publication of SG report responding to phase 1 of Grenfell inquiry (09:30) Desk Contact: Chris Johnson 07580 750033 .

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