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I have asked Scottish Natural Heritage to report to me early in 2006 with a refining of possible sites and on what powers and structures might be required to manage a park.
I recognise the constraints placed upon local authorities by hypothecated funds and the concerns expressed by councils' finance conveners and by others.
I think that it should have done, and I hope that the committee will share the views that I have expressed about the importance of drawing the regulations to the attention of Parliament.
By closing the prisons, we are concentrating our effort on fewer sites. We will not be spreading our effort to the three sites that we will have closed and the one that we will have mothballed.
A point that could be raised at the conveners liaison group—this could apply to a couple of other petitions—is the possibility of fast-tracking some petitions.
During the committee's recent round-table discussion, a number of witnesses, including James Boyle, expressed concern about political direction of creative Scotland.