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A figure of 60 per cent reoffending or whatever was publicised. The latest data suggest that the average reoffending rate, once quasi-convictions are taken into account, is 36 per cent.
Some 1,900 properties are within 800m of the proposed stations on the new part of the line. The projection is that, by 2021, there will be a further 4,000 new dwellings in North Lanarkshire and double that number of new dwellings in West Lothian.
I would be upset and worried if people who are building a new research base in an important new area, and whose department fell into the 3a category, were to lack finance when it can be seen that they are growing something important.
One of the problems is the silo system of budget control. That system will change with the new community health partnerships, as local government will also participate.
There is also a debate taking place on how better co-ordination can be achieved among all the agencies that are involved in special measures such as the new deal. For example, how does Jobcentre Plus tie in with the services that are provided by local authorities, the Scottish Prison Service and so on?
We have discussed the importance of such grey material at a previous meeting. It is good news that we are to receive that information; it will give us a good starting point.
That was a gracious, consensual gesture on his part, for which I thank him.In Edinburgh, and indeed in Glasgow, passengers arrive on the latest jets. They see the airport strewn with other beautiful jet-liners.
That work gives us an update on how we are performing, on what the stakeholders think and on whether there are any recommendations for future changes. Has the latest of those reviews been successful?