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That legacy gives us a load of work immediately. The Cabinet—including its two new members—has high hopes, but much hard work will be required.It is important to note that one of the two new Cabinet ministers will handle the social justice portfolio.
Amendment 359 would insert before section 65 new subsections 2(a), which relates to other offences, and 2(b), which relates to grounds on which people might be discriminated against.
The consultation proposals were made last July, but the Executive's case has been weakened by the latest UCAS figures, because we do not know what the medical application figures are—although there is speculation about them.
I must confess that I have been much more encouraged by the latest responses of local authorities and other persons who are engaged in strategic, regional and local planning, including those in the private sector.
I want to ask about tribunals, mediation and dispute resolution. The bill proposes a new duty and a new power for parents to ask for independent mediation.
We would be concerned about any significant reduction in management time and resource, and we need to keep in touch, particularly following the latest reduction in class contact time in August, to see what the impact of that has been in practice.