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Other aspects at that prison could be said to be related to the Discontinuance of Prisons (Scotland) Order 2000 in that, with the closure of Penninghame and Dungavel, the situation at prisons such as Barlinnie will become worse rather than better.I make no reference to Longriggend, because members of the committee visited it and there seemed to be a unanimo...
That is ominous, because it basically amounts to rationing. Yesterday, I visited Fife constabulary, a very impressive police force, 86 per cent of whose budget is spent on manpower.
Finally, Scotland House will have a domestic role in providing support for people visiting from the Executive or from other organisations in Scotland.I will now wind up—I am conscious of the time, convener.
Finally, Scotland House will have a domestic role in providing support for people visiting from the Executive or from other organisations in Scotland.I will now wind up—I am conscious of the time, convener.
According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, it costs £7,000 a year to raise a child with special needs, compared with £2,000 a year for a child without special needs.
Surely the fact that only 1.2 per cent of people in Scotland are Gaelic speakers, compared with the fact that 20.5 per cent of people in Wales are Welsh speakers, means that the Executive should place greater emphasis on Gaelic.
Natural justice will be best served if we give these individuals comparable financial support and end the current arrangements that are less than fair or just and, indeed, all too frequently appear to take them for granted.