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The resources available, without a penny of new borrowing or any other money from the Scottish Executive, amount to £129.2 million a year or £1.3 billion over 10 years.
Amendment 276 is a technical amendment to ensure that a correct reference in the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 is made.Section 68 of the 1968 act gives local authorities a duty to visit people living in residential establishments in their area"in the interests of their well-being."
The issue is that we need to begin to get the work done. The best way to do that is to bring back to the committee a paper that sets out how we might achieve that work.
Given that you have £25 million and that we are looking for best health practice, from your experience, what difference will the new money make at LHCC level?
A meeting took place after the Scottish Parliament was formed and COSLA had a new leadership. A full explanation was given at that stage and it lasted for the best part of an hour and a half.
It is difficult not to point out Scotland's appalling record in recycling. At 10 per cent, our best is well below the best in England, which is around 25 per cent.