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I hope that we will do that in a way that does not add to the cost burden, as that would be somewhat self-defeating. We may have to consider schemes that will allow people access to personal computers and software.
We know that below the surface—more visible at some times than at others—there is a residual unease and anxiety about, perhaps even a little hostility to, women who report rape. There may even be an instinctive disbelief in their claims.
For some people, the new drug treatments have come too late. It may be a problem for only a limited period of time, but those people, in my judgment, deserve the type of specialist hospice care that Milestone can provide.
The committee has written to Argyll and Bute Council about the Argyll schools specifically to avoid the sort of situation that has arisen in Moray. Nora Radcliffe may want to go down that route also.We need to get away from having a crisis of this sort every year.
The responsibility for supporting staff who may be subject to abuse or attack rests clearly and most directly with their employers, whether they be local authorities, or voluntary or private agencies.
Unless the company gets some assurance that there will be a market for its turbines, this valuable possibility may be lost. I ask the Government not to let that happen.
I would argue that the Scottish league uses restrictive practices. Some members may want to cast their minds back to the time when Cowdenbeath won promotion for the first time in its history.