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I thank the minister for his response, particularly on the point about financial assistance, which is of considerable reassurance. I will not press amendments 26 and 29. Amendment 26, by agreement, withdrawn.
Do you accept that, as part of the process of trying to work its way towards a new policy, a council can determine a pilot scheme in a particular area?
Therefore, if we wanted to create a new specialised service, such as a new clinic or outpatient service, we had to ensure that it broke even within 12 months.
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Date answered:
16 March 2007
Some of us campaigned on that issue, and the Scottish people expect the committees to visit them where reasonable. The case for that is strong, and there is consensus across the parties on it.