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To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is committed to the proposed new prison in the north east being built on the existing site at HM Prison Peterhead.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
26 September 2007
That must be considered in relation to the fact that, as I understand it, the feudal reforms prevent the creation of a new lease that is in excess of 175 years.
I nominate Helen Eadie to act as EU reporter for the time that we have left until the election and a new health committee is set up. She has taken an incredible interest in European matters and is well up to date on them.
The decision whether to invite someone to make an oral presentation is taken after careful consideration of all new petitions. It simply is not possible to hear from every petitioner, given the volume of petitions that we consider at meetings.
The textiles industry in the Borders has been hit hard in the recession and some companies have closed, but those that we still have are rising to the challenge of building new markets and creating new, high-end products.
We could say that we have not been given enough notice, given that Christmas and the new year are coming up, but I am inclined to go ahead with the pilot.