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Let me give him the details, chapter and verse. In The Shetland News, under the masthead "Great is the Truth and it will Prevail", Tavish Scott says:"Fishing is not a main priority of the UK Government.
The question concerns the interaction between schemes for establishing community health partnerships under new section 4A(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, which is introduced under section 2 of the bill, and the regulations made by the Scottish ministers under new section 4A(5).
That should not hinder any understanding of the process. I am new to the Parliament and its committee system, but I believe that the people who elected us would want us to be as transparent as possible.
To put the matter in context, I must say that I am not aware of an order for expenses ever having been made against a general commissioner. Nevertheless, the new provisions will contribute to removing the risk, however remote, of any such liability.
We felt that the idea of a limited service enhancement fund that could be bid for on a competitive basis and which would allow new ideas to be tested out was an idea that should be pursued with the minister.
I believe that this is a fresh approach and a new move for Scotland that will be widely welcomed by ordinary people the length and breadth of the country.