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On average, males in Glasgow do not even achieve the biblical figure of three score years and 10 and die 10 years earlier than their contemporaries in many urban areas down south.
The ever-increasing price of fuel, and poor TACs that have been cut continually over the past year, have created the situation of buying quota, leasing quota and, unbelievably, buying days to work."
We may not like that idea, and it is possible to accelerate some measures while reviews are on-going, but I understand the position.Another practical issue is the Executive's buying process and how it can encourage energy efficiency through procurement.
Rhona Brankin sends her apologies, Marilyn Livingstone is ill, Gordon Jackson is in another committee that is dealing with legislation and David Mundell sends his apologies. I say to Janet Brown that all the top-notch members are here. Talking of top notch, I pass to my colleague Annabel Goldie.
Some of the funding to support the bill and the wider strategy comes from within the justice budget and some of it comes from within the budget for the communities portfolio—notably the £30 million for community wardens and other local initiatives, which I mentioned, and the further £30 million, which is as yet unallocated.
Sport is used as a selling point for many independent schools and applications this year indicate that more and more parents want to buy into that type of education. Academic standards are not affected—indeed, they are extremely good in the independent sector—and parents will pay more on top of their taxes for what t...