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We know what has gone wrong: the IT systems at Strathclyde police and at the procurator fiscal offices in that area were well out of date; they needed to be modernised and they needed to work together.
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.
I did not say anything about reviewing proposals for universal free school meals at a later date. As I explained, I do not accept the principle behind providing universal free school meals.
I am well aware of the situation in North Ayrshire, as the local members keep me up to date on it. Irene Oldfather has been making representations for a considerable period of time, requesting meetings with ministers and writing letters.
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.