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Is the bill intended only as a long-stop provision if adequate conservation measures are not promoted through the existing channels?Secondly, the provisions in new section 10A(4) under section 1 of the bill seem rather vague and ambiguous.
We want to achieve a dynamic in the system that allows new work, new companies and new approaches, whether in the area of equalities or in new and cutting-edge areas.
It would be marvellous if your successor committee could visit us—we shall plan towards that. However, if any individual members would like to visit our magical misty isle, I assure you that one day on the island is worth two on the mainland.
Mr Giles, you said that you have 77 per cent of the visiting examiners that you need. As I understand it, those examiners, if they are not already visiting schools, should be preparing to visit them.
Several times, the Executive passes the buck to local authorities in a politically dishonest way, without providing the extra resources that local authorities require to employ new officers and new site managers and to develop new sites.
I am sure that we all wish him well with his new ministerial responsibilities.Interests Interests I welcome Dr Richard Simpson back to the Finance Committee and I invite him to declare any relevant interests.