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I regret that the best way in which we could get the latest figures in this ever-moving situation was on the basis of our offices rather than individual cases.
In the past year, the Government has not published a single new technical note on efficiencies—it seems odd in the grand scheme of things that not a single new idea has emerged from a Government that is so keen on efficient government.
It is, however, the context for this latest review.My impression is that social workers' responses to the review have ranged from lukewarm to openly hostile.
We are well down the road of delivering a superb fleet of new trains and more than half our departures from Scotland are operated by our new Voyager and Super Voyager fleet.
I would be surprised if, in the three years, new issues and new challenges did not come out of the woodwork, which might mean demands for new funding contributions.