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The ban has extended for almost a year and we have still not come up with a solution. We are entering the new fisheries season; I am concerned that another ban will be imposed before we have lifted this one.
I know that the health service is under pressure and probably always will be because of the advance in medical science and ingenuity, new techniques, increasing longevity and all that that means.
As I do not have my glasses on, I will have to squint at your submission, but you say:"Latest data indicates that 31.5 of every 100,000 population waited over six months in Scotland, compared to 83 in England."
Job evaluation and equal pay are not new issues, but the scale of the arrangements that must be introduced, the size of the employers, the experience that is required and the technical costs of introduction are huge.