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Behind the old buildings there are 50 huts and portacabins, some dating back to the 1940s. That is not acceptable and dealing with it should be a top priority—and the problem is replicated in schools across Scotland.
The Executive could give no information on either point—so much for openness and transparency.We commend the minister for his honesty in accepting that political considerations have influenced relocations to date, but we condemn utterly such shoddy politicising of the democratic process.
It seems to be based on an estimate, which appears to have been founded on wrong information or at least information that is now out of date. It is highly unlikely that the figure will go down in that way.
The original directive—76/160/EEC—dates back to 1976; so much for the track record of successive UK Governments in implementing Scotland's requirements under the European framework.In 1991, the urban waste-water treatment directive came into force and set the time scales and standards for sewage collection and treatment.
Indeed, Angus MacKay referred to that in his opening remarks. The calls for such a review date back to the mists of time. Indeed, I suspect that, at some point in my previous life, I may have made such calls myself.