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When Cathy mentioned that more than a million workers throughout the world die every year, I began to wonder whether there are any physical memorials for those who die at work in the same way as there are war memorials for those who die in battle.We must also consider the stru...
One way of addressing that problem is by allowing more flexibility in our systems, particularly when it comes to lodging amendments. Finally, the super-affirmative procedure always seems to commend itself, for the same reasons as I have argued the power to lodge amendments commends itself.
We are investing in technology and in a new building, which will be tapeless—as I said, all the centres in Scotland will be connected by a super-broadband link—and will provide the first high-definition studio in Europe.
Mr Matheson said that, in such cases, we could use the "super fast-track route"; however, that is designed only for the most urgent and extreme cases and, most important of all, completely bypasses parliamentary scrutiny.
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Date answered:
21 October 2004
It is important for us to educate children and allow them to develop their understanding in a variety of ways. There will not simply be a website, as somebody said earlier; perhaps we concentrate too much of our attention on websites.