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It is essential that every penny that we spend is directed at ensuring best value, so that as many people as possible benefit from a significant programme.
However, there needs to be a mature, detailed debate about the best way of moving wardens on to the next phase of their activity, once they have achieved initial success in their local communities.
Changes to the renewables obligation will send a strong signal to developers and suppliers that Scotland is the best location for their wave and tidal projects.We have recently announced £8 million for marine energy developments over the next two years.
That is exactly why, throughout Scotland, innovative models of best practice are being developed for rapid response units, first responders and the provision of care outside the traditional environment.
However, it is important to be clear that it is not for ministers or officials to tell councils how they should make best use of the resources with which we provide them.
Will he advise me on the timescale for connections for such people? How can my constituents best present their case to the Executive and the service providers?
We should say to the Executive that we would like some parliamentary scrutiny through whichever procedure is thought best. Currently, there is not even an obligation to publish the guidance, but we need some knowledge of what is happening.
For all those reasons—and various others that I will not go into now, for the sake of time—I think that it might be best to hold the petition over. We may not necessarily select it in our work programme, but I would like the committee to seek some more information and to consider the matter again once we have that information—perhaps in September, when we c...
Will he indicate how ministers at Westminster will liaise with the appropriate minister here to secure the best advantage for both Parliaments? I have not been involved in those discussions directly, but I will be happy to ensure that the appropriate minister responds directly to Sylvia Jackson on that issue as soon as possible.
The second workshop, on 24 March, was for key stakeholders who commission services, to help them to consider how best to implement the strategy. Following on from those workshops, we have now received all board clinical sexual health plans.