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On behalf of the planning profession, I must admit that our performance in preparing and keeping statutory development plans up to date is not good. The real worry is that, when the park plan becomes out of date, the scope for inconsistency becomes even greater.
We would want to have some discussion with Audit Scotland before we commit ourselves to a date. The strong indication is that we want to move that date forward from around Christmas, which is when it has been.
Although Opposition members have trivialised the fact that dates have been set, I suspect that they will be very quick to latch on to them if— peradventure—any of those dates should slip.
We debated that fully before the recess. The changes will ensure that our education system gives young people the key capacities that they will need.Across the globe, others are looking with admiration at Scotland's approach to many issues.
We intend to put into the public domain the remit for our inquiry into alternatives to custody before the summer recess. The seam has been opened and the Justice 1 Committee will follow up on it.
However, in some cases, the recall system could mean that there is a lengthy time between the date of the alleged offence and the date on which a fine is recalled.