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I want to draw three items to the committee's attention.First, I have received correspondence from Mr McCabe concerning our scrutiny of a Sewel motion on the European Union Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 26 January after it was announced in the Queen's speech in November.
HMIE has moved to a new inspection regime, which now includes inspections of local authorities as well as a new supportive relationship and partnership with the schools.
We have heard yet another Liberal make cheap political points by accusing others of making cheap political points.The reason for today's debate is the cruel neglect of the criminal justice system and the police by new Labour in its first three years in office.
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-7186 by Lewis Macdonald on 26 April 2004, what would constitute a new plan or programme for the purposes of the directive.
The system will not get better under the proposed new legislation. In practice, what happened meant that the minister had to visit the matter anew, after which the decision was the same, although its wording was different.
A farmer who is a constituent of mine is quoted in the latest edition of The Scottish Farmer as saying:"If I see a commercial advantage in growing GM maize, of course I'll grow it."
I have two brief points. I welcome the news that Polmont will receive funding for its new hall, which, given the state of two of the present halls, has been needed for a long time.
In practice, it would be dangerous to suggest that withholding payment of rent would provide a cheap way for tenants to take action against the landlord.