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People want effective and quick justice and they want to see in their own communities what that means in practice—I welcome the comments that the minister made following her recent visit to New York.People also want consistent justice.
You cannot chase somebody from their own front door, and his friends can reasonably claim that they are just visiting him. The police would have their hands tied in such a situation.
Resources are available, but they are limited.An important issue is that staff development is not purely about attending courses; there are other ways of developing expertise, such as shadowing and visits to or short placements in other establishments.An important issue—which has come up in my school—is that if we want joint training involving teachers and ...
All committee members have undertaken a site visit of the railway. I think that I speak on behalf of the whole committee in saying how helpful we found the visit to our understanding of the issues surrounding the project.
The issue of quotas is vital.I turn to the money for transitional aid. Like others, I have been visiting my coastal communities regularly, discussing the issue with the chandlers, the bakers, the butchers, the fruit-mongers—the list is endless.
However, the post-election coalition is very different. Thank you. This is your first visit to this committee, but I am sure that it will not be your first visit to a parliamentary committee.
I read all the material because I was visited by a number of constituents from a new housing estate in Markinch, who are concerned about the management of the green space on the estate.
That requirement is difficult to meet and is not just a matter of arranging a visit to that person once a week. The community and the neighbours must be involved and we must explain what can be done for people.
The first is the life sciences industry. I had the opportunity to visit Dundee recently, where I talked to a number of companies that are engaged in that area.