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Assuming that the Parliament approves the proposals, are you still confident that 2016 will be the delivery date? Yes, I am. The Government is still giving a budget range of £1.7 billion to £2.3 billion.
At the moment, about 400 male prisoners from the Grampian area are in our prisons across Scotland with only about 130 of them in HMP Aberdeen—a prison that is years beyond its sell-by date, which makes it unfit for purpose and with no space for redevelopment.
My understanding is that pay guidance for the public sector is usually issued in June or July, but that the settlement date is in April, which means that there is a built-in delay.
You will have seen the supplementary information that we received from the Minister for Environment in a letter dated 7 November. Are you happy that the margin of uncertainty that it sets out is broadly accurate?
It will also raise interest in tartan, helping to keep tartan alive and vibrant and to build economic value from what has been a latent brand to date. It will also, I hope, provide a focus for academic, family and genealogical research.
What actions has the housing supply task force identified to date? The task force is examining a range of issues on planning, particularly geographical issues, for example in the Lothians.
He said that the SPSA was satisfied with the organisation's response to date, but the organisation must be concerned about there being some objectives in the strategic priority plan that are not being met.
I think that such a meeting, which would take place after the recess on a date to be arranged, would prove to be extremely useful in establishing a new dialogue between the Government and the supermarkets.