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That is precisely why we have been investing in new secure accommodation. Some opened recently in Airdrie and there will be more over this next period.
I cannot imagine the SNP team meeting to decide whether it should create a new system that would show worse crime statistics in year but provide a more honest approach that would help victims more.
We are determined to achieve that target through the most ambitious investment programme in public transport initiatives that we have seen for decades. That is why we are committing to new bus, rail and tram projects and extra investment in our ferry services.
We do not know when that will happen; we know only of the principle that there will be a consultation. As a new member of the committee, it seemed clear to me from reading the available papers that the key hole in addressing the recommendations in our predecessor committee's report is in the area of new legislation.
A consultation is currently under way to open up access, through schools and colleges, for young people to have those new opportunities, which have been denied to many over the past 15 or so years.
It is important to point out that if a new railway line is built in an area such as the Borders, it can bring significant economic, environmental and social benefits.
Instead of allowing the companies to move, why not just allow the certificate to be flexible or simply issue a new certificate quickly? Is that not possible?