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I have read it, and feel that we must comment on it at a preliminary stage, at least; the overall impression—which would bear out our own experience from visits to Longriggend and Low Moss—is that remand prisoners in Scotland are being held in worse conditions than are convicted prisoners.
We want to strengthen local authorities' powers, create the new position of road works commissioner and give new powers in that respect.However, we recognise that utility companies will still need to carry out road works.
We do not, however, know whether the increase will continue. In the latest quarter, the number of sequestrations in Scotland showed an increase of 66 per cent on the comparable period in the previous year.
Although its keenness for mainstream education should be commended, it does not pose a threat to the very good job that special schools do.Two weeks ago in this committee room, Karen Gillon and I jointly hosted a visit from Stanmore House School. Furthermore, we have both visited the place, which does a tremendous jo...
That is a net difference of £987 million.To put that into terms that everyone can understand, it is 70 new secondary schools, 20,000 new homes or the resurfacing of every pot-holed road in the country.