The child tax credit scheme was first proposed in 1999, there was a consultation process that ended in 2001, the details were given in the budget in 2002 and the Westminster Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales appear to have taken all the necessary steps to guarantee that that legal protection is in place.In the debate last week, Euan Robson said that the current administrative arrangements relating to school meals"cannot be sustained beyond a short period"and that"the bill is necessary to give the arrangements legal force."—Official...