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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.
I know that drafting amendments is always difficult, but Mr Neil might wish to return to the issue at a later date. Amendment 17, by agreement, withdrawn.
The bill is supposed to support and encourage crofting; in other words, it is meant to be advantageous to crofting. Unfortunately, to date, concerns have been expressed to us—by witnesses and in submissions—that the bill might further open up crofts to the market.
We are trying to provide 21st century services in accommodation that is many years past its sell-by date on a model that no planned service would have in place in the 21st century.