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All the submissions talk about the fact that 44 per cent of housing in Scotland is classed as affordable, compared to 19 per cent in England. Should affordable housing be included if the levy is implemented?
It is a complex estimate that has an impact on the financial statements, but, from a budgetary cash flow perspective, it was less of an issue compared to the other areas that we have talked about, such as staff costs, reduction in student numbers, and so on.
They make it seem to the students that, if they do not take those subjects, they will not go any further compared to someone else. Do you think that, sometimes, teachers just do not know what is happening out there?
We set that out in the report when we talk about the size of, for example, the NHS workforce compared with some of the other sectors of public spending.
because they are not great for revenue raising.There are 5 million people in Scotland and they visit their general practitioner perhaps twice a year, so that is 10 million visits.
I am the newest member of the committee—apart from Mr Dornan, who is a committee substitute—and I came to the inquiry after it had started. I have not been on all the visits and have been to only one site, which I understand is regarded as being better than some, although there is a lot of room for improvement.There have been clear recommendations, particul...
Are members happy to continue the petition until there is a resolution? I should declare that I visited St Margaret of Scotland Hospice a couple of weeks ago.