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However, if they go to somebody who has skin in the game and has to report to me on where we will be, they will get a different answer. Both answers have to be compared in order to know where we actually lie.
S6W-42854 Fulton MacGregor: To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the most recent figures for the average Council Tax Band D bill in Scotland, and how that compares with (a) England and (b) Wales.
Respondents were not overwhelmingly in favour of abolition—62 per cent is a high bar, but it is not the highest when compared to the responses to other questions that were asked.
Conversely, since 2002, the number of pupils in special schools has fallen by 19 per cent, compared with a 4 per cent drop in the number of pupils in mainstream primary schools.
If you are looking to improve efficiency, the civil service does seem relatively top heavy compared with other organisations. It must happen across the board.
I have campaigned on this issue for most of the 10 years that I have been in this Parliament, but that is absolutely nothing compared with the 36 years of campaigning by former miners and their trade union.