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One of the conclusions that we reached after our visit was that, given the free movement of goods and people, we could go along with the idea of mutual recognition of domestic law.
Primary schools provide free fruit for P1 and P2 pupils while most schools also provide fresh chilled drinking water.I know from my visits to schools that big changes are going on in the school canteen—I even came across broccoli curry recently in one canteen.
It is quite clear that, if a 40-year-old invites a 14-year-old girl, in full knowledge of her age, to visit him in his flat when no one else is present, there could be a problem.
Mike Rumbles, Stewart Stevenson and others have talked about the scale of the crisis in Grampian—a crisis that Andy Kerr, the Minister for Health and Community Care, denied existed on his visit to the area a couple of weeks ago.
If the girl fears that the reason for the visit is to have FGM done to her, she should know where to go to get the visit stopped.With the honourable exception of the minister, it is interesting to note that no men have taken part in the debate.
They definitely need support. I remember visiting a young boy who was put into care in London after he had been found sleeping on the streets because he could not get along with his stepfather in Edinburgh.