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If we hear the official position on 1 May, it would be quite useful to slot in the other side of the coin on 8 May: the Scottish Prison Officers Association or any other groups that we want to hear.
It appears that local authorities might be best placed to pursue that concern. I heard no evidence that that would best be dealt with by a national park authority.
Competitiveness To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that Scotland remains competitive with the new European Union countries in terms of jobs and business opportunities.
Such people tend to be the ones who are most comfortable and familiar with dealing with politicians—they are perhaps the best people to introduce members to a company's operations.
I will ask Maureen Macmillan and Lord James Douglas-Hamilton to comment on the visit to Edinburgh prison. In Saughton, as in Barlinnie, there is a tremendous contrast between the old and new buildings.