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Appointment of Reporter The next item is the appointment of a reporter for the forthcoming visit to Northern Ireland. Does any member wish to propose a reporter?
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
25 October 2004
It turned out that a young, overenthusiastic new recruit was in the car. The new recruits should be specifically targeted and told what is and is not politically correct.
We might have to return to the matter in the new session of Parliament. I say on behalf of my colleagues that it is not a satisfactory situation for any of us to be in—yourselves, ourselves and the Parliament.
The first related to the technical problem with the drafting and application of new section 24A(10) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, which is inserted by section 14 of the bill and applied by section 12.