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People go in and out of jail—some of them should perhaps not be in jail—and we do not sort them out.I would like to focus on drugs. Some of us visited Barlinnie yesterday, so that visit is fresh in our memory.
There are two gaps, but we can start the process of filling them pretty soon. Early in the new year, we should be in a position to make two new appointments.
Our inquiry centres around the events of last year and 1999; in particular 26 July 1999, when the commercial company that is involved in the project had to take out an arrestment warrant—a situation that no one wanted.
If I may say so, that is a very good idea and would ventilate the issues when they are new. Occasional agenda items along those lines would be helpful.
The minister said that he set up the curriculum review in 2003. However, we received the latest progress report only this week and the indications are that we will not get detailed guidance until 2007.