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Any consent to an increase in class sizes is temporary, and allows the school to get organised so that it can deliver lower class sizes by the target date that we have set.
We have agreed a meeting of the anti-poverty strategy group—at last. Getting the five people together has been the most difficult aspect of that, but we will meet next week and report to the committee.
They must not move their amendments at that point—they will get their chance at the end. The only member to move their amendment should be the proposer of the first amendment in the group.
Thereafter the Presiding Officer, through nudges and gentle reminders rather than by being too heavy, will wish to get members to use the proper term. We cannot have a proliferation of titles.Do members have any views on the matter?
However, at the end of the day, if we are going to get a draft report from the clerks that the committee will consider further, I suggest firmly that we move on to the next agenda item.
Many members have said that the prosecution gets the opportunity but once. Given the publicity that a second trial could create, would defendants get an unbiased jury and judge?