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In Midlothian, 555 affordable homes have been started since the SNP took office in 2007. That compares with the pathetic 240 affordable homes that were built in Labour’s entire time in office since devolution.
They are all big businesses with a special pass to the corridors of SNP power. Compare that with a letter that I got today from the cabinet secretary, who refused to meet me, the GMB, Unite and Community.
We all understand that our burden is pretty light compared with that of any minister—I know that perfectly well—but the file that was presented to us, which contains the body of reports that are available to the committee, is not small.
The Scottish Government notes that in the future individuals in the same circumstances and with the same preferences as those who have previously sought private treatment will have the option of having comparable treatment arranged and paid for by the NHS.
For example, despite improvements over the past decade, the employment rate for disabled people in 2008 was only 48.1 per cent, compared with the general population figure of 74 per cent.
That is a huge issue that cannot be ignored in considering food policy in Scotland. We should compare Scotland, which is the sick man of Europe in terms of coronary heart disease, with Finland and how it addressed a similar situation there.
When the postal vote statement accompanying the ballot comes back, it is scanned electronically and the signature on the statement is compared with the signature on the application form.Computer programmes check the two signatures and the dates of birth to ensure that they match.