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I do not know what position I am in today. If there is significant new evidence—not just new information, but significant new evidence—I want to hear both sides of the story.
To ask the Scottish Executive what its definition is of a "pressured area" in relation to the plans for exemption from the right to buy contained in its proposals for the Housing Bill.
As I explained yesterday in relation to related amendments 23 to 26 and 29 to 31, in bringing planning controls to bear on the Crown new provisions were needed to accommodate the Crown's particular responsibilities.
If in due course there are opportunities for new technology and new development, so be it, but we should not deny the access that is vital to a number of people and in emergency situations before the alternatives are in place.
It is easier to get a grip on how we buy things in Scotland, because of our scale, but my concern is not about how we buy things, but about how we measure what we are doing.