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I should remind Mr Wilson that on the assisted areas map—an important parallel objective—Scotland has 49 per cent coverage compared with something like 26 per cent for England. That is a good settlement for Scotland, given the GDP figures that I have just mentioned.
By that, I mean not that they should disregard cost, but that they should have regard to cost, quality and the three Es—economy, efficiency and effectiveness—which have now been joined by the fourth E: equality.
Before I close the meeting, I thank everybody who has been involved in a successful visit to Kirkcudbright. That includes all the Parliament staff, including the official report and everybody who has put together this visit and helped us with sound.
It might be interesting to dip in and out from time to time. The next item on the agenda is a visit by the Public Accounts Committee of the New South Wales Parliament.
You would be quite happy for the new section to be inserted—in particular, section 26(1)(b)—but you have an argument about section 26(1)(a), which refers to "stable family life".
The committee would be amazed by the difference that visits from members make locally. Such visits mean that Scotland is once again in the news and gets talked about.
In any one area, 10 or 12 people are visiting. We envisage a duty on NHS boards to involve the public in future, with the process of visits to be undertaken more extensively by patient and user groups, supported by the Scottish health council.