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—Official Report, House of Commons, 27 May 1993; Vol 225, c 1052. It is interesting that Paul Martin mentions the loss of 1,000 beds during the Tory years.
For others it is a negative decision, as their child may be unhappy at school: the child may have been bullied at school or have special needs that the school cannot cater for.
However, we have power over local taxation; that lever is within our grasp. The Scotland Act 1998 may not have been written tightly enough, which has provided us with a wee chink of light that enables us to do something radical to tackle poverty.
I had discussions with the leader of the council and the convener of the education committee of the City of Edinburgh Council in either April or May this year. We discussed those issues in relation to Tollcross Primary School.