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Inaddition, some social housing provision will be funded through other means,such as prudential borrowing.The ScottishGovernment does not hold information on the plans of private house buildersover the specified period.
To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has received from GP practices in respect of the level of global sum funding. The National Health Service(General Medical Services Contracts)(Scotland) Regulations 2004 provide thatany GP practice which has a contract with a health board for the provision ofgeneral medical services may refer any dispute...
We have already made efforts to tackle the matter through the community regeneration fund, which merged three previous funding streams—the social inclusion partnership fund, the better neighbourhood services fund and the tackling drug misuse fund.
In our view, amendment 8 will assist local authorities in that regard by providing them with additional time to develop their training strategies, identify and deliver appropriate training for their staff and undertake other preliminary work to ensure that they are adequately prepared and ready for implementation of the bill.
It would be reasonable to examine the impact of one election on the other in considering the report, without changing our remit. We have some flexibility. There is much in the report that relates to the communities remit, such as the points about translation and publications.
The commission has taken on a co-ordinating role in relation to other scrutiny bodies. That includes the development of a shared approach to risk assessment, on which Audit Scotland is leading.
There remains a lack of clarity and openness around the decision-making process leading up to the announcement of a public inquiry. We seek further development of the Scottish Government guidance for Ministers, to provide a clear framework for decision-making and bring much needed transparency and consistency to the process.