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It would be useful if such a reference were included in the bill. The new ministerial duty in the draft bill to secure improvement must refer to schedule 5 of the Scotland Act 1998 to ensure that equal opportunity requirements are met by public authorities.
I remember that Hilary Benn spoke to the Parliament and gave evidence to the committee over a videolink. Douglas Alexander has also visited the Parliament on occasion. My colleagues are making a bit of a meal out of the matter.
I am not suggesting that we will have to spend a lot of time taking evidence, but we will want to ask specific questions; hearing from the minister will be the first step. Yesterday, I visited a primary 6 group at St Joseph's RC School in Aberdeen to find out about the school's outreach programme.
I welcome not only Karen Gillon's question but also the fact that, as the local constituency member for the state hospital, she has played a constructive and effective role in liaising with the hospital and assisting the local community's relationship with the hospital.I recognise the difficult job that is done by all the staff—not only clinical staff—who work at the state hospital. I visited the state hospital recently and spent considerable time in discussions with a range of staff and patients.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
9 August 2006
All figures in this tableexclude penal establishment inmates and information received from needle exchanges.2. New individual: any personwho is attending (a) for the first time ever or (b) if has been at least six monthssince the last attendance at the service.3.
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Date answered:
28 April 2006
A population-basedstudy of measles, mumps and rubella vaccination and autism. New England Journal of Medicine 347: 1477-82. http://content.nejm.orgda Cunha SS, Rodrigues LC, BarretoML, Dourado I.