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The people of Scotland should know that before they make any decisions. I refer the minister to the latest public-private partnership/private finance initiative contract to hit financial difficulties.
That effort should be, and often is, mirrored by local authorities, which are also significant commissioners of new buildings across Scotland.Scotland has a proud tradition of architecture that, to coin a phrase, is both progressive and pragmatic.
Peter Peacock and I have met teachers, classroom assistants, school cooks, janitors, special needs support staff, and many new and dynamic probationer teachers in visits across Scotland and in receptions at Bute House and elsewhere.
According to the Scottish Executive, those sectors account for 26 per cent of jobs in rural Scotland.It was suggested that the paper should bring out more specifically rural issues, for example, the fact that low pay is more of an issue in rural areas and the impact of the national minimum wage on rural Scotland.
The advantage of involving the private sector is that it provides new sources of ideas. Recently, I visited some prisons, including private finance prisons and publicly run prisons, and talked to prisoners, prison staff and managers.