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Housing (Scotland) Bill 2nd Groupings of Amendments for Stage 2: Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee This document provides procedural information which will assist in preparing for and following proceedings on the above Bill.
I suggest that it would not be wise to identify a figure for overcrowding in the new prison. Opening a new prison is always complex, and it takes a significant amount of detailed planning.
As Alastair Mackenzie has pointed out, there are two sides to the building standards system: the plan-checking and new-build building warrants side and the enforcement side.
I spoke to Scottish Enterprise, which is engaging with the companies that were not successful in securing the latest round of funding from that source in order to find ways forward.
As has been said, there has clearly been an issue with addressing it properly because it is a reserved issue—the sale of fireworks is regarded as a consumer safety issue.