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We have had debates on a green jobs strategy in which different views have been expressed about whether such a strategy is supposed to be a strategy that is about green jobs or a jobs strategy that is green.
I suspect that the question is for ministers, rather than officials, but I always thought that legislation was an expression of the Government's priorities and that resources should follow.
It is far more effective than the systems in England and Wales, which do not have this kind of system. We regularly get visitors coming to Scotland to see what we have done with this.
My view is that, first, those who dissented have made their dissent clear and therefore are entitled to express a different view; and, secondly, even those who voted for the proposal could change their minds between now and the order being laid.
I think that huge enthusiasm will be expressed, not just by the Scottish Trades Union Congress, which pushed the forum hard in consultation, but by a range of organisations.
It is certainly the position that some of the schemes have been imposed. At the time of speaking, 26 of the 32 local authorities in Scotland have either implemented single status schemes or are on the cusp of doing so.
The most recent audit in 2006 found that most health boards exceeded the then standard, which was for a waiting time of less than 26 weeks from referral by a GP to an appointment with audiology services in which a hearing aid is fitted.