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In May, the committee agreed to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills to seek an update on timescales for the publication of the guidance.
I hope that I have provided members with a sufficient overview of the instrument, and my officials and I welcome any questions that the committee may have. Thank you, Deputy First Minister.
I invite members to comment on those two suggestions and to provide any other general comments about our remit or areas that they may wish the committee to explore further in future business planning sessions.
If not, I will move on, because we are slightly tight for time and other members want to come in. May I interject and move you on to your next question?
Organisations that can offer better terms and conditions, such as bigger organisations and local authorities, will suck in staff who are looking for security. Some larger organisations may be able to offer a 35-hour week contract, for example.
In any outbreak, if animals are injured and dying, the first person that the farmer will call is his vet; he may or may not phone the police, but he will certainly phone his vet.