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In rural communities that feel disadvantaged or in communities such as those in my constituency, which have a poor health record and a low level of car ownership—Paisley is just as far away for some of my constituents who have to travel to visit relatives—that disengagement cannot help.
I am sure that any tribunals that the committee visited that were working impressively could have been offset by many more that consultants and subsequently patients found to be very unpleasant.
The conditions in the two halls that we visited are as bad as those in the halls that we visited at Barlinnie prison.It is worth talking about some of the statistics that we uncovered during our visit on the factors that lead to youth offending.
The focus is on getting people into employment, getting them a certificate and meeting the 13-week target. The 26-week pilot is a good idea, but do you think that there is a connection between the funding mechanism and some of the things that are being done?
I will cite just a few examples. I could mention 26 separate companies that have gone out of business, from paper mills to fish processors and engineering works.
The figure includes a contingency cost of £9.9 million, which is 26 per cent of the total. Alternatively, we could just take the £4.5 million figure under the subheading "Contingency cost", which is 12 per cent of the total.
It is estimated that, over the past three years, the campaign has inspired more than 60,000 visits to arts events by children and their parents here in Edinburgh.