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To ask the Scottish Executive what is the estimated population of raptors in Scotland. The latest available estimate of the raptor population in Scotland, excluding juvenile and non-breeding birds, is approximately 27,000 breeding pairs.
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Date answered:
24 August 1999
To ask the Scottish Executive what is the estimated population of raptors in Scotland. The latest available estimate of the raptor population in Scotland, excluding juvenile and non-breeding birds, is approximately 27,000 breeding pairs.
In that context I sustain the position I set out in my opening remarks and ask members to support amendment 7 and to disagree to amendment 27. The question is, that amendment 7 be agreed to.
There is a desperate need for female prisoners to be close to their family and friends. However, I believe that the latest annual figures show that about 290 females were sent to prison for fine default, which means that they are removed from their family—in particular their children—and friends.
That is one reason why we have a positive attitude towards asylum seekers and refugees who come to Scotland. In the latest round of funding, the Scottish refugee integration forum action plan provided funding for many projects that help refugees, mainly in Glasgow.