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A new prison was promised in 2011 and then again in 2016, with a price of £66 million and a completion date in 2020. Without the prison having gone out for final design or to tender, the price is now £140 million, yet the cabinet secretary feels confident that he can give a completion date.
Let us look at the Government’s record to date. Since 2016, the SNP has promised to build 50,000 affordable homes, and ministers have failed to meet that target.
I recently confirmed to the Education, Children and Young People’s Committee my intention to introduce a bill to the Parliament prior to the summer recess. That was also set out in last week’s programme for government.
I thank the minister for her statement, which was requested before Christmas recess, along with an assurance that there was not going to be a capacity issue over the Christmas recess period.
As I noted, the chief medical officer has agreed to update Parliament by writing on the clinical side before the summer recess. Given that we are talking about all of what is contained in the Cass review, I think that detransitioning should be included.
The next question is, that motion S4M-01892, in the name of Bruce Crawford, on parliamentary recessdates, be agreed to.Motion agreed to,That the Parliament agrees the following parliamentary recessdates under Rule 2.3.1: 6 to 21 Octob...
As Mr Macpherson said in his opening statement, when we talk about a one-year tone date, we are really talking about a six-month tone date from 1 April.
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Date answered:
28 September 2020
I made clear to Parliament on 22 September that details of the proposed approach to the 2021 examination diet will be announced before the October recess. S5W-31792