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The table shows the numberof live, singleton, low birth weight (<2500g), full-term babies born inhospital NHS board of residence¹ and deprivation quintile² for years ended 31March 1997 to 2002.
Would it be more owner-occupiers or more tenanted land? People who live on a piece of land and live off its proceeds often do not have the money to invest in everything that can be done on the land.
The second myth is that there is no encouragement of abstinence among young people so that they do not make choices that could be detrimental to the rest of their lives. The Executive's sexual health strategy makes it absolutely clear that marriage remains a key part of our national life and that abstinence until a mature, loving relationship is established...
In particular, there will be an increase in the number of places that encourage abstinence to enable people to withdraw from reliance on drugs and on forms of drug substitution in a way that helps them to rebuild their lives in the community. That is a specific commitment that the Executive gave when we launched the review of our drugs policy.
I presume that what Stewart Stevenson is saying is that civil partners will now be treated as a married couple, so there will be a difference between what they will contribute and what two single people who live together will contribute. Possibly.
Does he further agree that schools can be the only positive thing in some children's lives and that some children's futures and life chances can be greatly enhanced by effective school leadership and well-motivated teachers?