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Retailers also complain that nothing can be done—they call the police and no one responds, or the police visit but rarely catch the criminals involved.
The second action is continued investment in bail supervision, which increased by 26 per cent in 2018-19. That has not happened by accident; it happened because we provided funding for it.
The problem is set to get worse, because 26 GPs in Dumfries and Galloway are aged over 55 and are, therefore, likely to retire within the next five years.
That figure will change: at the point of the 2025-26 budget, it was net £838 million, while the latest Scottish Fiscal Commission forecast has brought it down to £616 million.
Will you clarify a matter for me? Paragraph 26(e) of schedule 2 to the order says: “whether English is the person’s main language and, if not, which language is.”