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I did not hear the programme, but there have been many misreports, including a claim that I was holding private meetings with the Catholic Church and everybody else involved in the matter.
Do you accept that there are automatic costs associated with holding prisoners and that if we got an extra two prisoners from Northern Ireland those costs would be met by the Scottish Prison Service budget and not by the Northern Ireland Prison Service budget? Many of those costs would be met anyway.
I hope that the letter to the Lord Advocate, to which Carolyn Leckie referred, will do that. At the moment, although many people say that the position is clear, the fact that there are different interpretations shows that it is not.
It is now time to put Hampden's past behind us and to help the SFA in its efforts to restore confidence, stability and a certain pride in the Hampden stadium and to attract many more visitors, sponsors and paying customers to it.
Although there is no doubt that infrastructure is a problem, another issue is that if many forestry lorries are pounding the roads, we may create a lot of expense for local authorities, which many will be unable to meet.
Although there is no doubt that infrastructure is a problem, another issue is that if many forestry lorries are pounding the roads, we may create a lot of expense for local authorities, which many will be unable to meet.