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There is no doubt that there are short-term benefits from introducing the new disciplines. People are more alert to the new insights into the budget that can be derived in the short term.
Secondly, there does not seem to be any power to amend the sum of £5,000 in new section 20E(1)(b) of the 1990 act, yet section 38(1A)(b) provides for a specific power to amend the same sum specified in new section 55(1)(bc) of the 1980 act.
I think that it is projected to increase sixfold in the next five years. Those who do not embrace the new technologies and new ways of doing business will lose out.
If the Scottish Executive commissioned work on new needs assessments in, for example, 2002, would you expect the Executive to be able to use those new needs assessments to distribute grant?
If members could shave a minute off their remarks, that would be much appreciated. This is the latest in a number of pieces of child protection legislation that have been put before Parliament.
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Date answered:
24 January 2006
Okay, that is fair enough, but I return to my initial concern about the fact that we are only a year away from the new tranche of money kicking in and the implementation of new funding.