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Gordon Jackson would probably have more to say about that. The point that Pauline McNeill is, quite rightly, querying concerns the preservation of evidence.
Officials are discussing with the Home Office what the report's implications might be for Scotland.There is no point in proceeding with the retrospective checks at this point; we need to get all the other work out of the way.
Apart from anything else, the colleges operate differently from schools; they do not operate on the same annual cycle of the diet. My second point was—I cannot remember what my second point was.
It is sad to hear some of the discussion about what has happened. Our purpose is to bring the best out in every young person, regardless of where they start or whether they reach a particular point on any scale.
The petition was lodged in February 2006 but the Public Petitions Committee did not refer it to us until 15 November. The clerks have done their best to put it in front of us timeously.I take Rob Gibson's point that we should not lose sight of the petition.
There is a general willingness to take action if it can be worked out how that can best be done. You will certainly get written responses from the petitioners.