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I am pleased to inform the minister that the difficulty dates back to 2001, when the Inland Revenue was aware of it and published a paper in which the subject was discussed.
It is no longer "Jack the lad"; nowadays it is, "I'm all right, Jack." To come more up to date, a pledge in the programme for government reads:"We will reduce class sizes in P1, P2 and P3 to 30 or less by August 2001."
When other aircraft dropped their bombs before arriving at the designated target, several civilians who were on Dumbarton's Glasgow Road and who were on fire-watch at Denny's shipbuilders were also killed.I will bring us up to date. In the past decade, it has been sad to see civilians bombed from the air in Baghdad and Belgrade.
In days gone by, I used to shock David Steel when I suggested to the corporate body that it would be nice if, during the summer recess, parts of the building could be an entertainment venue for the Edinburgh festival.
It never ceases to amaze me how time catches up and how everybody tends to use the end date as the target date. Also, we cannot do too much organising of resources even earlier in the piece.
I know that drafting amendments is always difficult, but Mr Neil might wish to return to the issue at a later date. Amendment 17, by agreement, withdrawn.
The bill is supposed to support and encourage crofting; in other words, it is meant to be advantageous to crofting. Unfortunately, to date, concerns have been expressed to us—by witnesses and in submissions—that the bill might further open up crofts to the market.
We are trying to provide 21st century services in accommodation that is many years past its sell-by date on a model that no planned service would have in place in the 21st century.
I believe that the matter is quite pressing, although I do not have a specific date. I could make further inquiries about that and advise the committee at our next meeting.