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It appears that the Cabinet Secretary for Justice has not taken up that recommendation, and I take it from what Louise Johnson has said that you want that to be followed up.I am interested in your original lead proposal from 2004 about introducing a new statutory offence of domestic abuse.
Can you envisage circumstances in which that section would need to be used but in which the use of section 1, section 2 and the following sections would be inappropriate?
On the first part of the question, I understand—contrary to what Alison McInnes said—that the reimbursement rate for BSOG was not increased in Wales following the increase in fuel duty rate in October 2007.
We are satisfied with the approach that we have arrived at. To follow up Councillor Hutton's comments, the broad intent of the policy to reduce class sizes will be picked up in an outcome about improved attainment.
When we reached the agreement, we took it to the next leaders meeting on the following Friday. That meeting accepted that the concordat was probably the best position that we could achieve in negotiations.
He planned to move the family to Argentina—he was an electrician to trade, a bit like me—but, following his death, the family decided to stay in Fife, and that has had an impact on successive generations.