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The concerns about piercing, tattooing and cosmetic surgery have not been borne out to date. There have been no investigations since the passing of the Prohibition of Female Circumcision Act 1985, 20 years ago.
Clearly, there has been a welter of research into the impact of wildfowl ingestion of lead shot, dating back to as long ago as 1983, when the study "The incidence and significance of ingested lead pellet poisoning in British wildfowl" was published.
Section 70 states:"If the Secretary of State"—that would now be the Scottish ministers—"is satisfied … that an education authority … or other persons have failed to discharge any duty … relating to education, the Secretary of State may make an order declaring them to be in default in respect of that duty and requiring them before a date stated in the order ...
That means that a short extension beyond the current expiry date of 31 March 2004 is very likely.The franchise will be let on the basis that broadly the same network of services will be provided as at present.
However, it is true—dare I say it—that us wrinklies need constantly to be kept up to date. We need to pay particular attention to the way in which our children's world is changing.
We do not all like them, but we must build on that structure.I make no apology for saying that there can be no more urgent need for modernisation than in Glasgow's hospitals, many of which date back to the century before last.