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We do not want delay. However, it is important to get things right. If there is no proper evidence base for the new arrangements, it would be dangerous to proceed with them.
We are considering whether that scheme is working and whether it is the best way to get businesses into those areas.The tailoring of the new deal—in Scotland only—through the new futures fund allows us to access some of the people who would otherwise be missed by the new deal, and to get them into employment.
We have ensured total accessibility for the public, as disabled people can now get to the polling stations. We are considering pilot schemes that would allow voting to take place in new locations such as supermarkets.
Delivery based on the assumption that someone will get the document is entirely different from delivery based on the knowledge that someone will get it.
We should be clear that it is sometimes quite difficult to get decisions at the European level and that the fact that a majority is required in the Council of Ministers already makes it quite hard to get legislation through.
We should be clear that it is sometimes quite difficult to get decisions at the European level and that the fact that a majority is required in the Council of Ministers already makes it quite hard to get legislation through.