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To ask the Scottish Government what the cost is of completing the new Edinburgh children’s hospital, broken down by building costs and other set-up costs, and how this compares to the costs that were originally announced.
I was recently in Alexandria, in Ms Baillie’s constituency, to visit a new development that is in the heart of the town centre, on an area of ground that had been derelict for a long time.
—Official Report, House of Commons, 26 March 2015; Vol 594, c 1585. In the same debate at Westminster, Jack Straw spoke about the time when he was Home Secretary.
My concern is that amendment 26 will require a report after three years, which would limit any practical chance of introducing new crofting legislation in the next session.
If my officials do not know whether we have confirmed an updated timetable, I will get back to you in writing about the latest deadline. Excellent. That is appreciated.
That is to do with having an opportunity to participate and engage, but the exchanges also open their eyes to new ways of doing things, new ways of living and new cultures, which can help to re-engage them with education.