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At the moment, there is a consultation paper about transferring to local government resources that are currently held by the Department of Social Security to help care leavers establish themselves in supported accommodation and jobs.
If that were the case, this Parliament would not be democratic and would have no mandate for the decisions that it makes.Secondly, there are several ways in which the balance between central and local funding could be altered significantly. We could transfer large services such as education from the control of local government to that of central Government....
It was undertaken by Carole Millar Research and involved 12 colleges and 26 schools. It was interesting to read that the pupils' perceptions of college were generally favourable.
We can incorporate that information in our letter. It is now 26 years since the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, but I am told that the most draconian power in that act—to hold an inquiry and then sack the board—has not been used.
Might the problems at the beginning—with people asking for a recall because they did not understand the undertaking—die down when people become more aware of the system?
That has not been announced yet, which is why it would be inappropriate for me to comment on the matter.We have a website that may be useful to members.
It is already 4 November and, as all members of the committee are politicians, we know how time flies and how difficult it is to reach solutions.Given that there have been only three tests of postal balloting, which were in local government wards, is it right to transfer the system to the whole of Scotland for the European elections?
—Official Report, Written Answers, 26 August 2004; S2W-9846. In the face of the pro-nuclear signals coming from the Prime Minister, that might look like some sort of barrier to nuclear power from Jack McConnell's Executive.