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If that is not the position of the SNP, it is setting a new policy precedent—that all matters debated in committee should be referred to the full Parliament for further consideration.
Moreover, the same facilities, capacity and accessibility will simply not be available at the new development. The development was scheduled to open in December at the latest, but I believe that even that deadline will not be met.
The First Minister talks about my visits to hospitals. The last time that I visited a hospital, a nurse said to me, "The problem for us has been that this Government has had us focused on a bogus waiting list target that has undermined clinical priorities."
In any one area, 10 or 12 people are visiting. We envisage a duty on NHS boards to involve the public in future, with the process of visits to be undertaken more extensively by patient and user groups, supported by the Scottish health council.
There was one such scheme at the Royal Victoria hospital in my constituency, which was visited by the minister and me on new year's eve—so Dorothy is not alone in roaming around at new year.
We will take the decisions at decision time.Question Time Question TimeSCOTTISH EXECUTIVE SCOTTISH EXECUTIVENew Deal New Deal To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest figures are for the percentage of those leaving the new deal who enter unsubsidised employment.