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However, the position in Scotland is that we get the Barnett transfer, we have the totals and the budget and, if the savings targets are not met, the money simply will not be released to front-line services.
I am obviously aware of your constituency interest, convener, and of the fact that funding has been transferred from revenue support to buildings maintenance.
We will not have to deal with £82 million of debt: the money that we will have to pay is the money that I have indicated today.The staff will transfer with their existing terms and conditions.
What mechanism exists to ensure that the risk does not transfer unreasonably to the Scottish Executive and that the cost does not pass wholly to the public purse?