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As regards updating Parliament, I am committed to coming back to Parliament as often as is required, to ensure that Parliament is kept up to date with the process and the progress of implementation of the recommendations.
We are not dodging issues; we are trying to work through them.As I said, many of Scotland’s courts date from Victorian times and are not fit for purpose in the 21st century, and many are underused.
In many ways, this is a timely debate because it acknowledges the important date of 21 March as the United Nations world Down’s syndrome day and recognises that it is Down’s syndrome week from 17 to 23 March 2014.
The human mind is a great tangled complexity.To date, this has, I am sad to say, been a gendered problem—it affects more women than men to the tune of nine times—and that figure is consistent from country to country.
Mobile data is a mechanism for uploading and downloading data for the efficient operation of the operative, but it relies heavily on the core data in the system being accurate and up to date—i6 does just that. Mobile data is good and is a step forward, but i6 is the core element in order to ensure that all the data is okay before we move to mobile data.
As I have said, the main element of the inquiry would involve looking into the governance and propriety of the handling of the final planning applications to date, along with the behaviour—or non-action—of a number of other governmental bodies.The police’s bias is blatant and visible.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 November 2010
Until an outline and full business case have been approved for this project, firm dates cannot be given on when work is expected to commence on the East Lothian community hospital in Haddington.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
24 November 2010
The Scottish Government is aware that NHS Lothian is currently reviewing this project. A date for submission of the outline business case is still to be confirmed.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 October 2009
I have chaired both meetings of the Joint Strategic Review held to date and have written to all members to propose that further meetings should be held over the autumn.