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Indeed, until the Richard Doll report came out in 1952 people believed that smoking was at least not harmful and might be beneficial. Sunbed use is a comparable issue. There is an explosion in the incidence of melanoma and we need to take powers.
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice was kind enough to say that he envisaged that the provision would be used in exceptional circumstances. Amendment 1 proposes to add to section 1(8) the words “in exceptional circumstances”.
Does referring to sustainable economic growth, which is a poorly defined concept compared with the legally defined term “sustainable development”, mean that economic considerations will be given greater weight than the social and environmental consequences of development?
We know that you will bring to the job integrity, principles, wisdom, commitment and, in accordance with your Herculean attributes, fortitude.We have been lucky to have two exceptional Presiding Officers in the Parliament.
While longevity has risen in the past 10 years by about two-and-a-half months a year, we are not seeing a comparable improvement in the quality of health.
Does the Deputy First Minister agree that the Westminster Government’s retaining control of about 70 per cent of tax-raising powers and about 85 per cent of welfare powers falls far short of the promises of home rule and maximum devolution when compared with levels of autonomy that are afforded elsewhere, including in Switzerland, Canada, the Basque Country...