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I have been to many concerts there, dating back to the late 80s when I saw the Rolling Stones from the terraces—standing next to Billy Connolly, no less.
That figure is the same as the figure for the whole of 2017—another failure of this cabinet secretary. To date, more than 3,000 operations have been cancelled in 2018 due to capacity or non-clinical reasons because hospitals could not cope.
One possibility is that 30 March 2019 will mark a political point of departure—as Laura Dunlop described it, a clear date on which we will cease to be a member of the European Union.
The Welsh Government has plans for a scheme that is aimed at addressing mobile animal exhibits more widely, and the Scottish Government has acknowledged that the current legislative framework, which in part dates back to 1925, is “somewhat dated and might benefit from review”.
I understand that there will be a full report, but I would like to hear Mr Martin’s reflections on experience to date, particularly in relation to case load.
I seek to minimise that by saying that, if we know the times and dates when such visits take place, we will concentrate our activity on periods when we know that we can focus on the subject of the application rather than have other people involved.
What are the biggest challenges that you have faced to date in trying to hit those targets? Have you any examples of the innovative working that has helped you to achieve the progress that you have made so far?
Those rules take account of the period of time that has elapsed since conviction, the age of the offender on the date of conviction and the sentence imposed.