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Even if they do not get the drink at the dances, an 18-year-old will go across the road to the off-licence, buy the vodka and alcopops and hand it out to the kids.Donald Gorrie hinted at the idea of proof-of-age cards.
As the committee may be aware, a buyer may arrive at the quayside and buy fish from a dozen boats. As things stand at the moment, after the auctioneer has auctioned the fish, the buyer marks his fish and takes it away.
Those include, for example, defaulters on fines for offences such as prostitution or the failure to buy a TV licence. It is also recommended that better use be made of the bail system, with more information and support being made available to women.
We must all sing from the same song sheet. We should not get into a situation in which one part of the criminal justice system blames another part for its failings, as has happened too often in the past.
One wonders what else the minister requires to ask the Parliament to ask him to do—perhaps whether he can have a haircut or buy a new suit. Perhaps he should explain his strange and uncharacteristic lack of self-motivation in the matter.