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Jackie Baillie is not strictly accurate in her point about the difficulties of data collection, which we have acknowledged. Although figures are not comparable between councils, that does not affect the changes and the increase in respite weeks over time.
The straight answer is that—if we compare the Parliament’s first budget since the 2011 election with this draft one—the planned cut in John Swinney’s recently announced draft budget is £34.6 million for next year compared with the current year.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 January 2007
Local authorities, as public sector procuring bodies, are required todemonstrate that the PPP projects they are undertaking represent value for moneyascompared to a conventional procurement approach.
The committee really wants to know whether, if we agree to the establishment of the group, it will invite us all to visit the Caribbean free of charge. I am sure that it would be a splendid idea to send a reconnaissance party in advance.
I know that Dundee and Angus College has been pursuing an interesting programme with its code academy, which I have been interested in learning about. I will visit the college in a couple of weeks, albeit to discuss another matter, but I will take the opportunity when I am there to hear more about the proposals that the member referred to.
Given the emphasis on mixed-use town centres in the town centre action plan, what can the Scottish Government do to ensure that town centres thrive once again not just as places to shop but as places to live, learn, visit and invest? The member makes a good point.
I will defend the decision, because I think that it is right for a sector that is hugely important to our economy. I visited a farm just last week to hear directly about some of the issues—Interruption.