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So far, as a member of the Justice 2 Committee, I have visited only prisons—in a professional capacity I hasten to add.The problems of residence were put to us clearly in evidence.
However, when the legal affairs committee of the EU, of which I was a member, last visited Edinburgh, the Scottish minister—Mr McLeish—who was then a London minister, gave a categorical assurance on that.
The idea is to try to create a fire-break around those areas and so slow down the progress of the disease.On 26 March, we introduced the policy of also slaughtering all stock at premises contiguous to—that is, next to—infected premises.
In every primary school that I have visited in my constituency, the teachers speak with pride about the introduction of classroom assistants and the difference that they are making to education in those schools.
I welcome the debate, which provides an opportunity to discuss the future of the post office network.Over the past few months I have visited a number of sub-post offices, both rural and urban, in my region.
When throughcare begins in a prison setting, it is more effective because a prison officer is the liaison and compulsion is involved—that was made clear to me when I visited Edinburgh prison. The bill will extend compulsion into the community setting.