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The average UK non-oil deficit for the past 22 years is £26 billion. The average non-oil deficit during Mr McLetchie's party's term in office was £32 billion per year.
It is good to be in a position to reflect on previous risks and look to the future by identifying new risks and preparing for them. What kind of new risks have you identified?
If people can afford it, they will go to their local chemists to buy medicine, because they can do that quickly.The Executive's consultation is on a new system that looks, at best, even more complicated than the current system.
Those begin with antenatal health care and the information and support that are provided to expectant mothers. The care continues for new families with home health visiting, community-based breastfeeding initiatives and surestart Scotland, which targets young children in the areas of greatest need.
When the Environment and Rural Development Committee visited Wales, I was most interested in the lengthy discussion that we had with Welsh Water, which reached its position after the previous private company went bust.
I have asked my officials to meet early in the new year representatives of the organisation that visited the Parliament the other day to discuss with it some of the measures that can be taken and to encourage its engagement with the Long-Term Conditions Alliance Scotland, which we have encouraged to represent the int...