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On behalf of USDAW members—including the latestnew member, my fellow MSP, Alasdair Morrison—I say that we appreciate her efforts.I support the bill for a number of reasons.
I want to draw three items to the committee's attention.First, I have received correspondence from Mr McCabe concerning our scrutiny of a Sewel motion on the European Union Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 26 January after it was announced in the Queen's speech in November.
I read all the material because I was visited by a number of constituents from a new housing estate in Markinch, who are concerned about the management of the green space on the estate.
Even after taking into account refurbishment and new build within the existing estate, we estimate that around 2,200 of the required new prisoner places will need to be provided by the construction of new prisons.
Before we go into private session, I remind everyone that the next meeting of the committee will be on 26 October, by which time some of us will have had the advantage of visiting Sweden and Finland to find out about child care and early years provision in those countries.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
14 November 2000
The Convener of the Holyrood Progress Group has informed me that the reference in The Herald newspaper of 26 September 2000 was to the tender documentation relating to the external cladding of the MSP building.