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The post exists in the Lothian and Borders training consortium area, which covers five local authorities. If we followed the COSLA model, there would be one regional development worker post per two local authorities, which we think is excessive.
As I said, the commission's paper is out for consultation and I imagine that, following that consultation, a proposal for legislative change will be made.
The next highest cause was cooking appliances, which were responsible for 26 per cent of fatalities, followed by space heaters and candles, which accounted for 6 per cent each.
However, the fact is that it was not avoided and we have that accounting problem. Following on from your answer, although information on management accounts is now available for the new management bodies, are the accounts of each body comparable?
In schedule 3.1, on schools, the teachers budget has doubled from £54 million in this financial year to £108 million for the following financial year. What is the explanation for the increase?
As I said at the outset, I have concluded that the contract procedure that the Scottish Executive followed was robust. That is partly because the Executive carried out sensitivity testing of some of the projections.
I am sure that those who are affected will appreciate the genuine efforts that they have made.As members know, following talks with key players on the right way forward, we recently issued a consultation.