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That is what the chief executive told us yesterday, it is what the First Minister told us and, to his credit, it is what the Deputy First Minister himself has said.
We need to ensure that the court system has the right resources. Concerns were also expressed about the potentially negative impact on survivors of going to court.
Subject to legislation being passed, free school meal entitlement will be extended to children in families who are in receipt of maximum child tax credit and maximum working tax credit from August 2009.
We had hoped to extend that to animal inspections and some other things, but we have since de-scoped the animal inspections part—that is the second thing that we have taken out.
It would set a dangerous precedent if we did so. Parliament has expressed its opposition to the Trade Union Bill very clearly; perhaps we all need to reflect on the fact that we can do nothing about it.
Are you happy that we write to the Government expressing those observations? I think that those observations probably should go in the report on the order to the relevant committee, although the point is really more for the Government than for the committee.