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Last year, I was happy to respond to the request from the STUC and others to contact the Office of Rail Regulation and Network Rail about the programme of renewals on the rail network.
However, the society does have experience of and has, as you might expect, had contact with the various bodies listed in schedule 3 that are more in the justice arena.
I have put the question, but I have suggested that if the minister wishes to contact the Auditor General, that would be up to him, regardless of any decision that we make.
For women who are remanded and women who serve short-term prison sentences of up to six months—which is the majority of the prison population at Cornton Vale—there would be significant benefit in holding them in community-facing prisons closer to home, primarily to maintain contact with families, particularly children, and address health needs and accommoda...
The process is genuinely difficult, and we will do everything to ensure that it is made as painless as possible, although it cannot be completely painless. We will keep close contact with the trade unions. We had a positive discussion this morning.
What evidence do they have from disabled people who have contacted the council to say that they are repeatedly coming home to find that the designated advisory bay has been used by another driver?
Care leavers are disadvantaged on almost every front, with an increased risk of alcohol or drug misuse, mental health problems, contact with the criminal justice system, homelessness, unemployment and difficulties in sustaining education.
We have not done detailed research on that, but we understand that cuts have had an impact elsewhere. For example, we have had contact with Inverness Trades Union Council on cuts in Highland Council.
Some residents have told me that when they contact the council about an issue with an HMO, the council might tell them that the HMO does not have planning permission, although it has an HMO licence.