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I am glad that Margaret Smith used the word priorities because, although we describe in the annual evaluation report the numbers that we use to measure targets, they are an expression of the joint priorities that we and the chief constables have.
It is important that those youngsters are given an opportunity to express themselves in their first language, just as it is for any child coming to school with English as their second language.
We were therefore able to use the job plans to agree with consultants the out-patient sessions and the day-case sessions that they would have on the three sites, as well as their in-patient sessions on the one site.
Over the next few weeks, the Equal Opportunities Committee, of which I am a member, will visit gypsy traveller sites to collect information. I welcome that.
The tramline will have particular visual impacts on a number of the sites through which it will run. However, I do not believe that there is a clear adverse effect that would cause us to accept an objection to the whole bill.
I have some sympathy with the view that you just expressed. When I put my hand up before you spoke, my view was that the minister's report of the meeting should go for comment not only to us, but to those who gave evidence.
Has the act put people off? The fear that we all expressed was that our desire to encourage good citizenship would be undermined by our desire to protect children.
Item in Private Before we dealt with the previous agenda item, there was an expression of interest in talking generally about some of the issues to do with Scottish Water.