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At the moment, that is conducted informally, on an ad hoc basis. We visit schools, but we do not have the resources to produce educational materials to fit in with the curriculum; we have to play it by ear.
You may not be aware of this, but chief constables will be able to apply to the court for such an order without having conviction information, if certain tests are satisfied.
I mentioned the clerks, but Nicholas Grier will also have a heavy input.In the light of the discussion at our last meeting about the timetable for consideration of the bill, the Minister for Parliamentary Business has sent a paper to the Parliamentary Bureau that suggests that the stage 1 debate be held on or before 26 May. That would tie in with our report...
I have taken up Christine May's concerns and she will be pleased to hear that, although the decision is not for me to take, the public local inquiry is now likely to take place on 19 or 26 August, depending on the availability of the parties involved.
I suggest that we put the report on the committee's agenda for 26 November. In the meantime, we should write to the Equal Opportunities Committee, because there is an issue about translation.
Motion moved, That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Wednesday 26 June 2002 2.30 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Committee of the Whole Parliament: Stage 2 of the University of St Andrews (Postgraduate Medical Degrees) Bill followed by Stage 3 Debate on University of St Andrew...
Would you consider extending that period, perhaps to 26 or 28 hours, to allow slightly greater flexibility and to enable efficient management of the new system?
The COAST people, whom we met on our visit, feel that the proposed management arrangement could be an exemplar because the site is well used and there is an existing small fish farm and a mussel farm, so the bay is not pristine.
As the analysis that QMS Scotland and others have undertaken shows, there will be a long gestation period before we fully re-establish these markets; time has moved on. The people I met during each visit told me clearly of their appetite to purchase Scottish beef—oh, that was a very bad pun.