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The changes in grading systems, the injection of additional resources, the new career structures and the opportunities to develop and then use new skills is good news for the vast majority of people in the health service—not just nurses—the health service itself and patients.
New Ferry Routes (Highlands and Islands) To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to encourage new ferry routes to the Highlands and Islands.
That is a good thing, which is a benefit to Scotland; it gives us a chance to improve not only the capacity of our rail network, but the quality of service on it.The Parliament has a responsibility to modernise its procedures to ensure that speedier decisions are taken on the new lines that are required. We also have a responsibility to ensure that the budget commitments are there to deliver those new lines and support those new services.
Will she further ensure that we do not find that lottery money is finding its way into public projects that should properly be funded by the Executive itself?Ministers' new power will be to appoint a new Scottish committee to watch over the application of the Big Lottery Fund in Scotland.
That is why, in the second part of my speech, I will concentrate on skills development and training. The latest publication from Future Skills Scotland shows that there were 5,500 vacancies in banking, 58 per cent of which were hard to fill.
The outcome of the consultation process will set a clear direction for the new hospitals planned in Lothian, including the provision of hospital services in Haddington.
A little time is needed before people get used to the new slot and for education centre programmes and visits from constituencies to be organised to accommodate the change.