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However, for the moment, I propose to jump to questions on part 7, which relates to children. We will see what time remains to us for outstanding questions.
That is why the health budget in Scotland will rise from just less than £5 billion in 2000 to almost £7 billion by 2003—a substantial increase by any measure.
—Official Report, 5 October 2000; Vol 8, c 1006-7.I make the point that Mr Swinney was wrong according to law because there was no contravention of the law.
In general practice, we provide a 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week service that is extremely reactive and responds quickly to crises compared to the different time scales employed by our colleagues in social services.
The National Criminal Intelligence Service, in its recent presentation, admitted that the £289 million that it seized last year was probably 3 per cent of the total drug market in the United Kingdom, which is £6 billion to £7 billion.My concern is that resources should go where they will make an impact.
I am not knocking the Western Isles, but I am not sure whether putting an extra £7 million into that health service will benefit the health of the population quickly.
With most fish, it would be logical to remove the guts. Normally, when people buy fish, the guts are removed, so there is a feeling that the guts should be removed anyway.
Wages and conditions should be considered as part of the duty on local authorities to assure quality—just as the gauge of the metal or the thickness of the padding would be considered when one is buying something. The wages and conditions of the people who are providing a service are an important part of quality.