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In this case, it took some three weeks. That may be something that can be considered later.If there are no further questions, we will move formally to deal with motion S1M-1235, in the name of the minister.
That does not suit the Executive's proposals for education and it certainly does not suit pupils. The worrying aspect is that we may be storing up problems for the future.
I do not think that it matters that a consultation is launched just before a recess. The Parliament may be in recess and the politicians may not be around so much, but it is not true that nobody is there for people to contact.
—Official Report, Health Committee, 31 May 2005; c 2001.The bill was not just or fair on 31 May, when the committee agreed with me and voted by five votes to two to remove the date of 29 August 2003 from the bill.
I presume that a gap will exist until the Executive produces a new statutory instrument, which is what will have to happen, during which period the rules that we are discussing will be in force and we will still have the problem. That may be challenged; I do not know. Could we have further clarification of the situation?
The papers that accompany the petition contain a response from COSLA to a letter from Michael McMahon, although you may not believe that that is a sufficient response.