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That data would have allowed the body to make judgments on how quickly the money got to the people who needed it, but those time and date stamps were deleted, so it was not possible to do that analysis.
Absolutely. On the point about 2025, the key date really is August this year, because that is the date on which ADP will be available throughout Scotland.
It is a call that, I regret to say, other parties have resisted, to date. The cross-party consensus on eliminating violence against women and girls is to be welcomed, but there is a great deal more that we can and should do to protect their safety.
On the whole area of collection, I want to place on the public record that I give credit to local authorities across Scotland, because I have been struck by the fact that year on year, even since the recession struck in 2008, their collection of water charges has increased.
The Government has pump-primed the implementation in practice, and to date we have provided over £7.5 million-worth of funding to both Glasgow and Edinburgh and a small amount to Aberdeen, to support building the capacity that is required to start the move.