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Broadcasting is not entirely reserved; for example, funding for Gaelic broadcasting services is devolved—where the powers lie is a bit of a mish-mash.
In the short term, local government would not necessarily have sufficient funds to do that. The funds would not need to come only from local government; they could come from central Government, too.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
22 January 2003
We hear that argument day and daily: the justification for subordinate legislation is to give ministers flexibility. All members of this committee recognise that there must be a degree of flexibility, as no one can see what life will throw at legislators.
For example, the NHS developed the new Scottish workforce information standard system to provide better management information to NHS managers and not just to deliver efficiency savings.