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That is one of the reasons why I have never considered that it would be the best use of our time, energy and resources to spend more time inquiring into past events.
I am sorry that Duncan Hamilton has left the chamber, because it was ironic at best and hypocritical at worst for him not to accept my intervention in the previous debate.
They come from first-hand experience of meetings with my parent local authority, Argyll and Bute Council, which told us, in a best-value meeting, that it intended to keep its best-value team going to examine contract compliance.
The essential role of organisations is never to supplant local government, housing associations and so on, but always to ensure that they are doing the best possible job, acting in the interests of service users and reflecting their views.
I am well aware of the fact that the beef-on-the-bone ban is another layer of difficulty for the beef industry—I am not talking as a chief medical officer but as someone who lives in Scotland. The best thing that we can do is ensure that beef in Scotland is as wholesome as it can possibly be—that is the best thing th...
The fact is that everyone in the chamber is interested in the protection of children and in doing what is best for them. As Donald Gorrie said, the wider family may well be the best option for the child.
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Date answered:
19 March 2002