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You referred earlier to the Griffiths inquiry and its aftermath, in which it took a long time for local authorities' service developments and resources to gear up for the care responsibilities that were transferred to them from the health service.
I know that I am, in part, ducking your question about whether that is stronger or weaker under the single transferable vote system or any other voting system.
We are not in the business of putting officials in a difficult position. We are happy to transfer questions to those with responsibility for answering them.
That is not going to happen.If the Liberal Democrats also support the Kerley recommendation of PR for local government elections based on the single transferable vote system, they should oppose the bill.
That is a long-standing policy commitment that will increase the opportunities for transferring freight from lorries to ships.Section 140 of the Railways Act 1993 gives ministers powers to award freight facilities grants in relation to inland waterway movements.
The technocrats will ask whether they can transfer money from equal opportunities and the less well-off areas to the white elephant part of the programme because it is on that programme that they are judged; the money will be transferred.
The technocrats will ask whether they can transfer money from equal opportunities and the less well-off areas to the white elephant part of the programme because it is on that programme that they are judged; the money will be transferred.