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Although the review has been undertaken in the context of post-recession public sector expenditure and we have all been closely examining the opportunities for savings and investment that provide the greatest return, its primary purpose is to identify ways in which we can strengthen the support that is on offer and the economic outcomes that it delivers.
Perhaps it was unwise for the First Minister rather to sneer at other Governments for making up dates when the dates that she set last week have not lasted seven days.
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I expect that we will be able to do that before the Christmas recess—I remind the member that the first priority groups are health and social care workers and care home residents.
Today, we are debating the same issue in the middle of an Education and Skills Committee inquiry into this area, which only began just before the Easter recess and has not yet heard from teachers, local authorities, the SQA or the cabinet secretary.
(S5O-02333) Almost 20,000 people responded to our consultation on Lord Bonomy’s recommendations, and the analysis of those responses was published just before the summer recess. At that point, I was appointed Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment.