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On alternatives to custody, as the clerk has just said, one of the justice committees must adopt the previous Justice 1 Committee's report. The report was published in March and an Executive response should be sought.
Two weeks ago, the First Minister said in the chamber that"There is real immediacy and urgency."—Official Report, 22 March 2001; Vol 11, c 879.If the situation was immediate and urgent two weeks ago, it is no less so now.
Only then will the farming community be able to start to march forward. Farmers have faced BSE, swine fever and a recent drop in income, but this situation is truly a crisis for farmers.
I was pleased to read in the Official Report of the Justice and Home Affairs Committee of 29 March that the Deputy Minister for Justice said that the Law Commission would consider some of the outstanding issues relating to the Blairgowrie leases, which is an important issue for the community that I represent.
As I understand it, discussions are taking place with the trade unions with a view to possibly going dark from October this year until March next year, because there will be no money left in the budget after the Ring cycle is finished.
We have arranged for the National Disability Council to give evidence to the committee on 28 March. Johann Lamont will now speak for the reporters group on gender issues.
The five pathfinder councils shared their experience of community planning with other local authorities in March 1999, and we are in the process of asking other councils to submit their proposals to the Executive.