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Why should such retreats be exempt because of their spiritual nature? I will allow the officials to comment on the decision to exempt religious orders.
That gives completely the wrong signal to officials, and we are therefore trying to break down that culture at ministerial and official level to try to ensure far greater cross-fertilisation of requirement and delivery.
I can assure members that there are very quick and direct ways of correcting anti-social behaviour on a building site. Such opportunities could change the life chances of many people in Glasgow who might otherwise grow up in communities where there is despair and where, after a while, it is difficult to tell right from wrong.
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Date answered:
14 March 2001