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Mr Pat Finucane, a human rights lawyer in the north of Ireland, was murdered by the UK state; the UK Government’s inquiry, led by Sir Desmond de Silva QC, confirmed that and the UK Prime Minister at the time, David Cameron, apologised for it.
Our ports may not be perfect, but we must understand that investment in such infrastructure needs to be de-risked by indications of significant private sector commitment to projects.
I am based largely in Germany, where the main postal service—Deutsche Post—has established 3,000 packstations, which are automated locker banks where people can go and collect online orders.
If something happens right in the centre of a massive landholding, it might be easier to pin down who is responsible, but if something happens in an area with lots of relatively small landholdings, that situation is more difficult.
I have enjoyed the conversations that we have had in and outwith committee, so I thank Monica Lennon for that.Many people in the north-east will pin their hopes on the bill when they see the environmental damage planned by companies such as Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks.
The reasons that Edel Harris just mentioned are important, but we need to look at that in more detail. It is quite a difficult thing to pin down, because there are many different factors involved.
I am not sure whether anyone has yet pinned down what the UK Government means by a “reset” in either of those spheres, but I would like to ask you to what extent you think that that is already happening.
This is probably more anecdotal evidence than anything that we can pin down to finite figures. We think, certainly from what schools, local authorities and the sector have told us, that we will probably get more young people from the secondary sector in the second year.