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In my experience, people are queuing up to get into hospices because of the difficulties that we face in palliative care.We made the decision; and it was my decision.
However, I should note that the reduction in the cost of steel and cement and the increased competition in the market means that there is every opportunity to get the best possible deal for the public purse on this project and many others.
There are still issues to raise with Government before we get satisfaction on the petition. We should ask the Government whether it will meet all NHS boards to encourage them fully to implement the SIGN guidelines and the NHS Quality Improvement Scotland standards for epilepsy.
I suspect that the committee might take the same principled line if other petitions about facilities are referred to us.If we wind back to the letter to the minister—Interruption. I am getting confused because of my glasses.
The consequence of ensuring that all Scottish pupils get a decent start will be a reduction in placement requests and an increase in the general level of satisfaction with the education system across Scotland.
I have been involved in a petition from people in the west Highlands but I have not been able to get anyone in our current elected Government to accept it, although it has 10,000 signatures.
That would be very interesting. Let us try to get clarity on that. The issue is also about the sectors that are dealt with by supporting people funding, which take in social work, housing and community services.
Although he was reluctant to use that procedure, he felt that it was necessary to do so at that point and I agreed that he should proceed in order to get to the bottom of the election process, by making the ballot papers available.
I know that some of you have been introduced, and I am sure that we will soon get to know one another.The first item on the agenda is declaration of interests.