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It is a serious point. People will get a shock because they have been used to getting flat bills for almost 10 years, and all of a sudden bills will hike up quite a bit.
There is an opportunity to improve things before we get to penalties or such things. So, the new commissioner does not have to be involved in conflict; they can do some proactive work to build relationships.
We now need urgent action, so that far more of Scotland’s patients get their treatment on time. That is why I urge members to support the Labour motion. 16:40 Waiting times is not a new issue for debate.
I agree with the cabinet secretary about the good work that has been done by John Scott QC and his committee to get us to this point. I hope that we are going to pass—the Scottish Green Party will certainly support it—a piece of legislation that will establish a new biometrics commissioner.
Within the £202.6m budget set out 10 months ago in Sept '22, the forecast cost to complete 802 was £101.6m plus £3.Sm contingency (£105.lm) and our latest forecast is ~£1Q9m, less our ambitions still to deliver some gain from "second ship" learning of up to ~£6-7m.